North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to "complete" denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and to a planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday (May 27).
Moon said: "I told Chairman Kim that if he decides to put into practice a complete denuclearisation, then President Trump is willing to cooperate economically and end hostile relations with Pyongyang.
South Korean President added: "As a continuation to the Panmunjom Declaration, Chairman Kim once again affirmed his commitment for denuclearisation, emphasized that he will clear the history of war and confrontation and cooperate for peace and prosperity through a successful North Korea-U.S summit meeting."
Moon and Kim agreed at a surprise meeting on Saturday (May 26) that a possible North Korea-U.S. summit must be held successfully, Moon told a news conference in Seoul.
South Korea's Moon, who returned to Seoul on Thursday (May 24) morning after meeting Trump in Washington in a bid to keep the high-stakes U.S.-North Korea summit on track, said he delivered a message of Trump's "firm will" to end the hostile relationship with North Korea and pursue bilateral economic cooperation.
The meeting was the latest dramatic turn in a week of diplomatic ups and downs surrounding the prospects for an unprecedented summit between the United States and North Korea, and the strongest sign yet that the two Korean leaders are trying to keep the on-again off-again meeting on track.
