Web Desk(April 19, 2018): US President Donald Trump voiced hope Wednesday that North and South Korea, technically still at war, can pave the way to a lasting peace at a series of upcoming summits.
Trump made the comments amid a flurry of diplomatic activity that has fuelled hopes of a major breakthrough in the standoff with Pyongyang.
“We hope to see the day when the whole Korean peninsula can live together in safety, prosperity and peace,” the US president told a joint press conference with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida.
“As I’ve said before, there is a bright path available to North Korea when it achieves denuclearization in a complete and verifiable and irreversible way,” Trump said.
“It will be a great day for them and a great day for the world,” added Trump, who is planning to meet North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un in the next two months.
It may be recalled that yesterday, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea over Easter weekend for a meeting with leader Kim Jong Un, said sources.
One source said Pompeo took only intelligence officials with him on the trip, no White House or State Department officials.
News of the secret meeting broke as Trump hosted a visit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Florida. Trump confirmed Tuesday while alongside Abe that the US and North Korea are having discussions at “very high levels” in preparation for an anticipated meeting between Trump and Kim. “We have had direct talks,” the President said.
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