Ahead of historic Trump-Kim summit, North Korea dismantles Punggye-ri nuclear test site
World | June 07, 2018 11:58 ISTPyonyang's move comes ahead of the planned summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Pyonyang's move comes ahead of the planned summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site on Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists.
President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that a planned historic meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un could be delayed, saying the summit “may not work out for June 12.”
The statement that comes after a brief hiatus in the war of words between Trump and Kim is likely to mar efforts towards building a denuclearised Korean Peninsula.
In its statement, the South Koreas Unification Ministry said that the South and the North will hold a high-level inter-Korea meeting on May 16 in the Peace House in Panmunjom to discuss the implementation of Panmunjom Declaration of Peace, prosperity, and unification of the Korean Peninsula.
Japanese broadcaster NHK showed images of officials leaving the VIP area of the Chinese capital's airport.
In a statement issued by the state media, North Korea's Foreign Ministry said that all of the tunnels at the country's north-eastern testing ground will be destroyed by explosion.
Until an agreement is reached, Washington plans on maintaining pressure through sanctions, which have made it harder for North Korea to trade with China, its main ally.
Here is a flashback of the nearly 18-month diplomatic roller-coaster that has set the tone for talks between the mercurial leaders.
Earlier on Thursday, President Trump confirmed that the historic summit- a first between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader would take place in Singapore on June 12.
The men, Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak Song and Tony Kim, had been released Wednesday amid a warming of relations between the longtime adversaries.
The White House did, however, announce the details of a separate meeting later this month between Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, as the US administration pushed back on a report that Trump is considering the withdrawal of US forces from the allied nation.
President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday suggested that President Trump should win the Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts to unify the North and South Koreas.
President Trump added that he is considering holding his summit with Kim Jong-Un at the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) with South Korea rather than in a third-party country because of the potential to have a great 'celebration'.
According to media reports, Kim Jong-un is so obsessed with keeping his personal life guarded that he carries his own toilet wherever he travels. One of the cars in the convoy is fitted with toilet facilities for Kim's use, reports claimed.
US national security adviser John Bolton reacted coolly to word that Kim would abandon his weapons if the United States pledged not to invade.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to shut down the country’s nuclear test site in May and reveal the process to experts and journalists from the United States and South Korea, says South Korea.
Trump spoke hours after Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean leader to visit south of the demarcation line between the two Koreas, meeting with President Moon Jae-in.
Haqikat Kya Hai: North Korea's Kim Jong Un meets South Korean president Moon Jae-in
Striking a conciliatory tone, Kim pointed out that war is no solution as a victory cannot be achieved without pain. He also promised not to "repeat the unfortunate history".
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