Second North Korea-U.S. summit still on for 'early next year': Trump
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Despite the postponement of high-level North Korea-U.S. talks originally set for Thursday, President Trump says his planned second summit with the North Korean leader is still a meeting he plans to attend.
Trump also played down the sudden cancelation of this week's talks in New York, saying when it comes to North Korea... he isn't in a rush.
Lee Ji-won has more.
U.S. President Donald Trump appears confident that he will hold his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "early next year".
"Sometime next year, I would say ... sometime early next year."
At a press conference after the midterm elections on Wednesday, President Trump fielded questions from reporters at the White House, including why Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's meeting with his North Korean counterpart had been postponed.
"We're going to change it because of trips that are being made. We're going to make it in another day but we're very happy how it's going with North Korea. We think it's going fine we're no rush we're no hurry."
Trump once again reminded reporters of his achievements so far, including the ceasing of North Korea's missile and nuclear threats, as well as the return of war remains.
While emphasizing that he is in no rush,... Trump also mentioned that the sanctions are still on and hinted that North Korea must also be "responsive."
"Now, I'd love to take the sanctions off but they have to be responsive too. It's a two-way street. But we're not in any rush."
This comes hours after the U.S. State Department announced the postponement of Pompeo's meeting with the head of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee, Kim Yong-chol,... which was slated to take place in New York on Thursday.
While no explanation was made on why the talks were pushed back, the State Department's Deputy Spokesperson, Robert Palladino said at a briefing that this is a case "dealing with purely a scheduling issue."
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.
Despite the postponement of high-level North Korea-U.S. talks originally set for Thursday, President Trump says his planned second summit with the North Korean leader is still a meeting he plans to attend.
Trump also played down the sudden cancelation of this week's talks in New York, saying when it comes to North Korea... he isn't in a rush.
Lee Ji-won has more.
U.S. President Donald Trump appears confident that he will hold his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "early next year".
"Sometime next year, I would say ... sometime early next year."
At a press conference after the midterm elections on Wednesday, President Trump fielded questions from reporters at the White House, including why Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's meeting with his North Korean counterpart had been postponed.
"We're going to change it because of trips that are being made. We're going to make it in another day but we're very happy how it's going with North Korea. We think it's going fine we're no rush we're no hurry."
Trump once again reminded reporters of his achievements so far, including the ceasing of North Korea's missile and nuclear threats, as well as the return of war remains.
While emphasizing that he is in no rush,... Trump also mentioned that the sanctions are still on and hinted that North Korea must also be "responsive."
"Now, I'd love to take the sanctions off but they have to be responsive too. It's a two-way street. But we're not in any rush."
This comes hours after the U.S. State Department announced the postponement of Pompeo's meeting with the head of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee, Kim Yong-chol,... which was slated to take place in New York on Thursday.
While no explanation was made on why the talks were pushed back, the State Department's Deputy Spokesperson, Robert Palladino said at a briefing that this is a case "dealing with purely a scheduling issue."
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.