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| Giuliani: Kim Jong-un 'begged' for summit to take place | Giuliani: Kim Jong-un 'begged' for summit to take place |
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| Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has said North Korea's leader "begged" for their summit to be rescheduled after the US president cancelled it. | Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has said North Korea's leader "begged" for their summit to be rescheduled after the US president cancelled it. |
| Speaking at a conference in Israel, Mr Giuliani said Mr Trump's tough stance had forced Pyongyang's hand. | Speaking at a conference in Israel, Mr Giuliani said Mr Trump's tough stance had forced Pyongyang's hand. |
| Mr Trump called off the summit in May, accusing North Korea of "tremendous anger and open hostility". | Mr Trump called off the summit in May, accusing North Korea of "tremendous anger and open hostility". |
| But plans for the 12 June bilateral in Singapore were revived after a conciliatory response from Pyongyang. | But plans for the 12 June bilateral in Singapore were revived after a conciliatory response from Pyongyang. |
| Mr Giuliani was speaking at an investment conference in Israel when he made the remark. | Mr Giuliani was speaking at an investment conference in Israel when he made the remark. |
| The Wall Street Journal first reported that Mr Giuliani said: "Well, Kim Jong-un got back on his hands and knees and begged for it, which is exactly the position you want to put him in." | The Wall Street Journal first reported that Mr Giuliani said: "Well, Kim Jong-un got back on his hands and knees and begged for it, which is exactly the position you want to put him in." |
| Mr Giuliani is an attorney for the president tackling the Russia collusion inquiry. | Mr Giuliani is an attorney for the president tackling the Russia collusion inquiry. |
| There was no immediate response from the North Koreans to his comments. | There was no immediate response from the North Koreans to his comments. |
| During a news conference on Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismissed Mr Giuliani's remarks. | |
| "Rudy doesn't speak for the administration when it comes to this negotiation and this set of issues," he said. | |
| "I took him as being in a small room and not being serious about the comments. I think it was a bit in jest. We are focused on the important things." | |
| How this story has developed | How this story has developed |
| Mr Trump said on Tuesday that plans were "moving along very nicely". | Mr Trump said on Tuesday that plans were "moving along very nicely". |
| The anticipated summit nearly was derailed in May when US National Security Adviser John Bolton compared the North Korea situation to Libya. | The anticipated summit nearly was derailed in May when US National Security Adviser John Bolton compared the North Korea situation to Libya. |
| Mr Bolton had said Pyongyang could follow a "Libya model" of verifiable denuclearisation, alarming Pyongyang, which watched Libya's Colonel Gaddafi give up his nuclear programme only for him to be killed by Western-backed rebels a few years later. | Mr Bolton had said Pyongyang could follow a "Libya model" of verifiable denuclearisation, alarming Pyongyang, which watched Libya's Colonel Gaddafi give up his nuclear programme only for him to be killed by Western-backed rebels a few years later. |
| North Korea's foreign ministry released an angry statement singling out Mr Bolton. Mr Trump later distanced himself from his adviser's remarks. | North Korea's foreign ministry released an angry statement singling out Mr Bolton. Mr Trump later distanced himself from his adviser's remarks. |