US envoys arrive after South Korean bid to rescue summit with Kim
The South's Moon Jae-in reassures on Kim Jong-un's 'complete commitment', but there are doubts he means a nuclear-free peninsula
Seoul — The June 12 summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un is still officially off, but a US delegation is on the border of South and North Korea working on preparations, a day after the president said his administration is looking for a way to salvage the event. "A US delegation is in ongoing talks with North Korean officials at Panmunjom," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement, referring to the truce village in the demilitarised zone between the Koreas. "We continue to prepare for a meeting between the president and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un." Nauert provided no further details. The Washington Post reported that Sung Kim, a former US ambassador to South Korea, is leading the delegation and met Sunday with North Korea’s vice-foreign minister, Choe Son Hui. Trump told reporters on Saturday night that meetings were taking place "as we speak" in an location he did not specify to advance preparations for the historic meeting he abruptly cancelled la...
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