South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young confessed that the feasibility of it happening is “considerable.”
The Minister of Unification of South Korea, Chung Dong-youngexpressed this Friday that there was a “considerable” viability to execute a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong Unnext week.
The meeting would be during a visit to the peninsula. Don-Young told the press that North Korea appears to be “paying attention to the US and various indications (…) suggest a considerable possibility of a meeting”. Because of this, US media maintain that administration officials privately discussed organizing a meeting between Trump and Ki. So far, they contain three meetings during the Republican’s first term.
Last meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un
The last one took place in 2019 in the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas. The original agenda of the White House For the day he planned a “Joint Agreement Signing Ceremony”. Several statements had stated that both leaders had “a very good and constructive meeting”at the Hanoi summit, in Vietnam. However, could not reach an agreement on the thorny issue of nuclear disarmament.
Six years later, on this occasion, although there have been no official announcements so far, this week the South Korean authorities restricted tourist visits to that area. Trump expressed on several occasions that he would like to meet again with the North Korean leaderpossibly this year.
On the other hand, Kim Jong Un stated last month that he has “good memories” of the American president and is open to talking If the US leaves behind the demand that North Korea give up its nuclear arsenal. That is why South Korean Minister Chung urged both leaders not to “escape” this great opportunity.
Source: Ambito
