TRUMP POSITIVE OVER KIM TALKS

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has said he has “a clear objective” for this week’s summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, which he described as a “one-time shot” for the leader.

Mr Trump said he was about to undertake a “mission of peace” as he left the G7 meeting of world leaders in Canada yesterday.

Mr Trump, who prides himself on his deal-making prowess, told reporters he thinks he will know “within the first minute” of meeting the North Korean leader whether he is serious about the nuclear negotiations.

“I think I’ll know pretty quickly whether or not, in my opinion, something positive will happen,” Mr Trump said.

“And if I think it won’t happen, I’m not going to waste my time. I don’t want to waste his time.”

It will be the first time a sitting US president and a North Korean leader have met.

Mr Trump cited the unprecedented nature of the Singapore meet- ing and said he was convinced that Mr Kim wants to do good things for his country.

“He could take that nation with those great people and truly make it great, so it’s a one-time, it’s a onetime shot, and I think it’s going to work out very well,” he said.

“That’s why I feel positive, because it makes so much sense.”

He also praised the North Koreans, saying they have been “really working very well with us” during preparations for the summit.

“So far, so good. We’re going to have to see what happens. I very much look forward to it,” he said.

Mr Trump hopes to persuade Mr Kim to completely abandon the arsenal of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles that the North Koreans have spent more than a generation amassing.

“I have a clear objective, but I have to say that it’s going to be something that will always be spur of the moment,” the president said ahead of Tuesday’s summit.

“This has not been done before at this level. This is a leader who really is an unknown personality. People don’t know much about him. I think that he’s going to surprise on the upside, very much on the upside.”