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U.S. Officials Are In North Korea Discussing And Negotiating The Issues And Framework For The Trump-Kim Summit In Singapore

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SCMP: US ambassador to Philippines on special North Korea mission to plan Trump-Kim summit

The talks are expected to continue Monday and Tuesday at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone

US officials have arrived in North Korea to prepare for a proposed summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, which Trump pulled out of last week before reconsidering.

Sung Kim, a former US ambassador to South Korea and former nuclear negotiator with the North, has been called in from his post as envoy to the Philippines to lead the preparations, according to a person familiar with the arrangements.

The talks are expected to continue Monday and Tuesday at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone.

The talks are focused on what would be the substance of a potential summit between Trump and Kim – the issue of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme.

“I truly believe North Korea has brilliant potential and will be a great economic and financial Nation one day,” Trump said on Twitter.

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WNU Editor: This arrangement is definitely more preferable for both the U.S. and North Korea. Going through either China or South Korea to pass their messages was not working .... and in the case of South Korea .... my sense is that both North Korea and the U.S. felt that they were being manipulated by South Korean President Moon. Not surprising .... the South Koreans are now feeling left out, and they want a seat at the table in singapre .... South Korean officials have said President Moon Jae-in could attend a possible summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. (BBC). My prediction .... the U.S. and North Korea are going to say no .... doubly so if the current talks and discussions between U.S. and North Korean officials go well.

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