Trump gets ‘a very warm letter’ from Kim seeking another meet
President Donald Trump has received a “very positive” letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seeking a follow-up meeting after their historic summit in Singapore, the White House said on Monday.
“It was a very warm, very positive letter,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said, adding that the message showed Pyongyang’s “continued commitment to focus on denuclearization” on the Korean Peninsula.
“The primary purpose of the letter was to schedule another meeting with the president, which we are open to and are already in the process of coordinating,” she said at the first White House press briefing in nearly three weeks.
Sanders added that the letter was “further evidence of progress” in Washington’s relationship with Pyongyang.
Trump and Kim held a historic summit in Singapore in June that raised prospects of a breakthrough on curtailing North Korea’s nuclear program.
Despite follow-on negotiations on denuclearising the peninsula hitting a snag leading to secretary of state Mike Pompeo cancelling a planned trip to the North last month, the new letter showed signs the talks remain alive after weeks of apparent deadlock.
“We think it’s important and we’re glad that we’re making progress,” Sanders said, adding that Trump deserves the “credit” for bringing the two parties to the table.