President Trump cited 'tremendous anger and open hostility' from North Korea as reasons for cancelling a landmark meeting with Kim Jong-un on 12 June in Singapore. In a letter to Kim he said, ‘It is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting. The world and North Korea have lost a tremendous opportunity for lasting peace and great prosperity and wealth. This missed opportunity is truly a sad moment in history.’ His announcement came two days after he hosted South Korean president Moon Jae-in in Washington for talks widely seen as a salvage effort to ensure the summit went ahead. A statement from Pyongyang referred to vice-president Mike Pence as a ‘political dummy’, and said it is just as ready to meet in a nuclear confrontation as at the negotiating table with the United States.
North Korea: summit cancelled
Written by David Fletcher 24 May 2018Additional Info
- Pray: for a rescheduled meeting in the not-too-distant future. (Psalm 34:13-15)
- More: www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/trump-pulls-summit-north-korea-kim-jong-180524134740695.html
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