Trump surprised again when he said that North Korea will become a superpower.
US President Donald Trump on May 27 unexpectedly praised North Korea after confirming that a US delegation was present in North Korean territory to prepare for his summit with leader Kim Jong-un next month.
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| US President Donald Trump (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: Reuters |
Yonhap news agency reported that President Donald Trump confirmed on Twitter yesterday: "A delegation of ours has arrived in North Korea to arrange a summit between me and Mr. Kim Jong-un."
The White House chief also expressed confidence in Pyongyang ahead of the summit, which he had previously announced its cancellation. “I truly believe that North Korea has outstanding potential and will one day become an economic and financial powerhouse,” Mr. Trump commented.
Earlier, US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert also confirmed: "A US delegation is meeting with North Korean officials at the Panmunjom truce village. We continue to prepare for the meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un."
The Washington Post, citing a well-informed source, said the US delegation to North Korea to prepare for the summit includes Pentagon official Randall Schriver, White House National Security Council North Korea expert Allison Hooker, and former US Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim. The North Korean delegation is led by Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui.
The source added that these meetings will continue today, May 28, and tomorrow, May 29, at the Tongilgak building in North Korean territory in the truce village, the inter-Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said yesterday that a US advance team arrived in Singapore to prepare logistics for the US-North Korea summit.
The above moves took place after President Trump suddenly canceled and also suddenly resumed the possibility of a summit between him and Mr. Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12.
During the surprise inter-Korean talks on May 26 with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Kim Jong-un also expressed his hope that the summit would still take place as planned. Kim Jong-un also reaffirmed his commitment to complete denuclearization, although he remained skeptical about the US's commitment to security guarantees.
