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updated 10:20 AM UTC, Dec 13, 2023

U.S.-North Korea Summit Canceled By President Trump

Unic Press UK: The United States President Donald Trump has canceled a planned U.S.-North Korea summit, which would have taken place in Singapore on 12 June 2018.

In a letter today, which is addressed to “His Excellency Kim Jong Un Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…”, the U.S. President said:

“We greatly appreciate your time, patience, and effort with respect to our recent negotiations and discussions relative to a summit long sought by both parties which was scheduled to tale place in Singapore… I was very much looking forward to being there with you. Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting.” (Trump: 24 May 2018)

Prior to this cancellation by President Trump, the planned summit was shaky as North Korea had, last week, canceled high-level talks with the Republic of South Korea, citing reservations over the military drills Max Thunder in the Korean Peninsula by the United States and South Korea.

Soon after it withdrew from talks with South Korea, the North Koreans threatened to disengage further discussions in relation to the U.S.-North Korea Summit scheduled to take place on 12 June 2018, accusing the United States of carrying on with military drills Max Thunder that indicate a prelude to invading its territory.

Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un

Also, the communist State had, on 6 May, expressed discontent over the U.S. government position that scathing U.S. sanctions against the DPRK was key to the hitherto agreed summit between the U.S president and the North Korean leader.

“Recently, the U.S. is misleading the public opinion, arguing as if the DPRK’s clarification of its intention for denuclearization of the Korean peninsula made through the Panmunjom Declaration adopted at the historic north-south summit is the result of so-called sanctions and pressure. At the same time, it is making open remarks that it would not ease the sanctions and pressure until the DPRK gives up its nuclear weapons completely and also moving to aggravate the situation on the Korean peninsula by deploying strategic assets on the peninsula and increasing its attempt of taking up “human rights” issue against the DPRK. The U.S. is deliberately provoking the DPRK at the time when the situation on the Korean peninsula is moving toward peace and reconciliation thanks to the historic north-south summit and the Panmunjom Declaration. This act cannot be construed otherwise than a dangerous attempt to ruin the hardly-won atmosphere of dialogue and bring the situation back to square one. It would not be conducive to addressing the issue if the U.S. miscalculates the peace-loving intention of the DPRK as a sign of “weakness” and continues to pursue its pressure and military threats against the latter.” (The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA): May 2018)

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