Kim agrees to Trump summit ‘as soon as possible’

Kim Jong-un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump “as soon as possible”, South Korea said, after Washington’s top diplomat held “productive” talks on denuclearisation with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Kim on Sunday morning for around two hours of talks followed […]

Kim Jong-un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump “as soon as possible”, South Korea said, after Washington’s top diplomat held “productive” talks on denuclearisation with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Kim on Sunday morning for around two hours of talks followed by lunch in the North Korean capital, before flying to Seoul as part of his three-day East Asia tour aimed at breaking a deadlock on nuclear negotiations.

Pompeo said “he agreed with Chairman Kim to hold the second US-North Korea summit at the earliest date possible,” according to a statement by South Korea’s presidential office, although no specific time or location has yet been announced.

The US Department of State said Pompeo and Kim had “refined options” for the location and date of the summit.