Currents News Staff
It’s round two for high-wire nuclear talks between the U.S. and North Korea.
“We want to denuclearization,” said Trump.
President Trump is traveling to Hanoi, Vietnam where he will sit down Kim Jong Un this week.
“I think we can have a very good a very good summit. I think we’ll have a very tremendous summit,” said Trump.
Their first meeting in Singapore eight months ago was a diplomatic milestone. But their agreement was short on specifics – with vague pledges of nuclear disarmament.
Since then, new satellite images reveal North Korea has significantly expanded a key long-range missile base, and according to a confidential United Nations report its nuclear arsenal remains intact.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying that while a lot of work still needs to be done, there are some positive signals.
“We’ve got work to do on the denuclearization. We’ve got remains back. We’ve had testing stop. Those are good things. Tension along the border is reduced,” said Pompeo.
So, what will their second summit yield? That’s still being worked out. Possible outcomes could include agreements from North Korea to allow inspectors into certain nuclear sites or even agree to a joint political statement to ending the Korean War.
At a minimum, U.S. officials hope for a more defined road map that would lead North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.
President Trump appears optimistic, saying “We see eye to eye, I believe. I’m not in a rush. I don’t want to rush anybody. I just don’t want testing. As long as there’s no testing, were happy.”