Moon, Trump agree to push for North Korea summit as scheduled
- 6 years ago
We've just been watching some positive remarks from the two leaders despite the recent shift in tone from North Korea.
Let's get straight into our coverage of the summit by speaking to our Blue House correspondent Hwang Hojun in Washington.
Hojun, some interesting comments made by both President Moon and President Trump after their high-stakes meeting in the Oval Office....
Good morning, Mark.
And you're absolutely right.
Shortly before the one-on-one meeting between the Presidents of South Korea and the U.S,... the American leader expressed he won't be hung up on whether or not the Pyongyang-Washington summit will take place on June 12th.
His remarks come amid North Korea's recent threat to cancel the summit if the U.S. continues its quote "one-sided" affair pressuring Pyongyang to give up its nuclear program.
However, President Trump said he thinks the scheduled meeting with Kim Jong-un will be a great meeting for North Korea as well as for the world.
He said he's continuing talks with North Korea and that it's up to the regime to seize the opportunity to become a great country,.... also telling reporters that they will know pretty soon whether or not the one-on-one with the North Korean leader will take place.
President Moon replied insisting that there's no reason to doubt North Korea's willingness to hold a summit with the U.S,... and the U.S. should not merely expect failure just because talks with North Korea have failed before.
Despite the U.S. skepticism over the North's commitment to the summit and its denuclearization, President Trump did say he considers his South Korean counterpart extremely competent and as someone who can help the U.S. reach a deal with Pyongyang.
And just a few hours ago President Moon's chief press secretary briefed reporters on the result of the bilateral summit, saying President Moon and President Trump agreed to cooperate to hold the Singapore summit as scheduled.
Yoon Young-chan even said the two Presidents discussed ways to remove possible concerns held by North Korea over its safety and security.
So it does seem President Moon was able to bring President Trump back on the same page as him.
Back to you, Mark.
Let's get straight into our coverage of the summit by speaking to our Blue House correspondent Hwang Hojun in Washington.
Hojun, some interesting comments made by both President Moon and President Trump after their high-stakes meeting in the Oval Office....
Good morning, Mark.
And you're absolutely right.
Shortly before the one-on-one meeting between the Presidents of South Korea and the U.S,... the American leader expressed he won't be hung up on whether or not the Pyongyang-Washington summit will take place on June 12th.
His remarks come amid North Korea's recent threat to cancel the summit if the U.S. continues its quote "one-sided" affair pressuring Pyongyang to give up its nuclear program.
However, President Trump said he thinks the scheduled meeting with Kim Jong-un will be a great meeting for North Korea as well as for the world.
He said he's continuing talks with North Korea and that it's up to the regime to seize the opportunity to become a great country,.... also telling reporters that they will know pretty soon whether or not the one-on-one with the North Korean leader will take place.
President Moon replied insisting that there's no reason to doubt North Korea's willingness to hold a summit with the U.S,... and the U.S. should not merely expect failure just because talks with North Korea have failed before.
Despite the U.S. skepticism over the North's commitment to the summit and its denuclearization, President Trump did say he considers his South Korean counterpart extremely competent and as someone who can help the U.S. reach a deal with Pyongyang.
And just a few hours ago President Moon's chief press secretary briefed reporters on the result of the bilateral summit, saying President Moon and President Trump agreed to cooperate to hold the Singapore summit as scheduled.
Yoon Young-chan even said the two Presidents discussed ways to remove possible concerns held by North Korea over its safety and security.
So it does seem President Moon was able to bring President Trump back on the same page as him.
Back to you, Mark.