Trump, Moon discuss North Korea's threat
US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in yesterday discussed North Korea's recent threats to cancel its unprecedented summit with Washington, Seoul's presidential office said.
After weeks of warm words and diplomatic backslapping, Pyongyang abruptly threatened to pull out of the planned summit next month because of US demands for "unilateral nuclear abandonment", according to the North's official KCNA news agency.
North Korea also cancelled at the last minute a high-level meeting with the South, protesting joint military drills between Seoul and Washington.
In a phone conversation yesterday, Trump and Moon "exchanged views on various actions taken by North Korea recently", Moon's office said in a statement.
The two leaders agreed to "work closely" for the success of the landmark summit in Singapore on June 12, which would be the first meeting between a sitting US President and a North Korean leader. Trump and Moon are due to meet in Washington tomorrow.
North Korea's sudden shift in attitude followed a weeks-long charm offensive that has seen Kim hold a historic summit with Moon and meet twice with Xi Jinping.
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