2018 2nd North Korea–United States summit

2018 2nd North Korea–United States Summit
2nd DPRK-USA Summit
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump shaking hands at the start of the 1st summit
Host country T.B.A
Date T.B.A (before the end of 2018)
Venue(s) T.B.A
Participants United States Donald Trump
North Korea Kim Jong-un
2018 2nd North Korea–United States summit
North Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl 조미 2차 수뇌상봉
Hancha 朝美 第二 首腦相逢
South Korean name
Hangul 북미 2차 정상회담
Hanja 北美 第二 頂上會談

A planned 2nd summit meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump is planned to take place after the Midterm Elections. [1]

Background

The Trump-Kim summit was initiated in 2018 in order to overcome the long-term Korean conflict with ICBM nuclear weapons and denuclearize the Korean peninsula. A series of summits were held between North Korea's Kim Jong-un, South Korea's Moon Jae-in, and Donald Trump of the United States.

Announcement

White House gave confirmation of the planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un on September 11 2018. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo states the DPRK and U.S.A are ‘working diligently’ to make sure the conditions are right for the summit.[2][3]

Preparations

Preparatory talks

On September 26, 2018 CNN reported that Pompeo was to travel to North Korea to organize the second summit between President Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. [4]

On October 7, 2018 Mike Pompeo travelled to Pyongyang to negotiate with Chairman Kim Jong-Un. Both agreed to a second US-North Korea summit.[5] While discussions are still ongoing to determine the timing and location of this second summit,[5] South Korea's presidential office stated that it would take place "as soon as possible."[6] Pompeo also issued a statement where he claimed that his latest trip to Pyongyang was “another step forward” to denuclearization in the Korean peninsula and he also had a “good, productive conversation” with Kim, though there was still more work which needed to be done.[5] The same day, Pompeo travelled to the South Korean capital of Seoul, where he held talks with Moon.[5] Pompeo afterwards stated that details of his meeting with Kim were revealed to Moon, but that they were currently classified so that the South Korean government would be the only third party with firsthand knowledge.[7] He also stated that the summit would happen "soon."[7] On October 13 2018, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said that President Trump will hold the next Trump-Kim Summit with Kim in "the next couple of months."

See also

References

  1. ↑ Washington Post, NEWS (2018-10-09). "Trump says second summit with Kim Jong Un will happen after the midterms". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  2. ↑ Ankit, Panda (2018-09-11). "A Second Trump-Kim Summit Looks Likelier Than Ever". thediplomat. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  3. ↑ Zhenhua, Lu (2018-09-26). "Second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un may be held 'after October'". scmp.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  4. ↑ Nicole Gaouette, Elise Labott, Jennifer Hansler (2018-09-26). "Pompeo to travel to North Korea to arrange second Trump-Kim summit". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  5. 1 2 3 4 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-pompeo/pompeo-kim-agree-to-second-us-north-korea-summit-as-soon-as-possible-south-korea-idUSKCN1MH02M
  6. ↑ https://www.voanews.com/a/seoul-us-nokor-agree-to-second-summit-as-soon-as-possible-/4603160.html
  7. 1 2 http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20181007000232
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