US President Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea on Sunday when he met its leader, Kim Jong Un, in the Demilitarised Zone between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks.[PANMUNJOM] US President Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea on Sunday when he met its leader, Kim Jong Un, in the Demilitarised Zone between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks.
Mr Trump, escorted by Mr Kim, briefly crossed a military demarcation line into the North side of the Joint Security Area , patrolled by soldiers from both Koreas.Moments later, they returned to the southern side and joined South Korea's President Moon Jae-in for a brief chat, marking an unprecedented three-way gathering.Mr Trump and Mr Kim then held a closed-door meeting for nearly an hour.
But the second summit in Hanoi broke down after the two sides failed to narrow differences between a US demand for North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and a North Korean demand for sanctions relief. Mr Kim said it would be a great honour if Mr Trump visited his capital of Pyongyang. The two agreed to visit each other's country"at the right time," Mr Trump said.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters shortly before departing South Korea that a fresh round of talks will likely happen"sometime in July" and the North's negotiators would be foreign ministry diplomats.