Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un to meet by May: South Korea
Tehran (KNA): US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by May, says a senior South Korean official, claiming that Pyongyang is ready to get rid of its nuclear weapons under certain conditions.
Chung Eui-yong, South Korea's national security advisor, broke the news in Washington on Thursday, days after meeting with North Korean leaders.
"I told President Trump that at our meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he's committed to denuclearization," Chung said.
"He [Kim] understands that the routine joint military exercise between the Republic of Korea and the United States must continue and he expressed his eagerness to meet president Trump as soon as possible," he added.
Pyongyang had in the past denounced joint war games between the US and its regional allies off the Korean Peninsula as a "declaration of war."
According to Chung, Kim has also agreed to put on halt his country's nuclear and ballistic missile tests to address Washington's main demands.
Chung and the head of South Korea's intelligence service, Suh Hoon, met with Kim as part of a historic two-day trip to the North earlier this week.
Speaking after briefing Trump, Chung said the US president appreciated the opportunity and vowed to try and "achieve permanent denuclearization."
Source: Press TV