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| Donald Trump wants Kim Jong-un to know he likes him and will fulfil his wishes, South Korean president Moon Jae-in said on Sunday, a day after meeting the US president at the G20 summit in Argentina. | |
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| Moon, who is hoping to host Kim on the first ever trip to Seoul by a North Korean leader, as agreed earlier this year, said Trump had asked him to pass on a message. | Moon, who is hoping to host Kim on the first ever trip to Seoul by a North Korean leader, as agreed earlier this year, said Trump had asked him to pass on a message. |
| “The message is that President Trump has very favourable views toward Chairman Kim and he likes him,” Moon told reporters on a flight to New Zealand, where he started a three-day state visit on Sunday. | “The message is that President Trump has very favourable views toward Chairman Kim and he likes him,” Moon told reporters on a flight to New Zealand, where he started a three-day state visit on Sunday. |
| “As such, he asked me to tell Chairman Kim that he wants to implement the rest of their agreement together and he will fulfil Chairman Kim’s wishes.” | “As such, he asked me to tell Chairman Kim that he wants to implement the rest of their agreement together and he will fulfil Chairman Kim’s wishes.” |
| While striking, the avowal of affection was not as strident as one offered by Trump in September. Then, the president drew applause at a campaign rally by describing “beautiful” letters he had exchanged with Kim and saying: “We fell in love, OK?” | While striking, the avowal of affection was not as strident as one offered by Trump in September. Then, the president drew applause at a campaign rally by describing “beautiful” letters he had exchanged with Kim and saying: “We fell in love, OK?” |
| Trump, who met Kim in Singapore in June, said on Saturday he is likely to meet the North Korean leader next in January or February, with three sites under consideration. | Trump, who met Kim in Singapore in June, said on Saturday he is likely to meet the North Korean leader next in January or February, with three sites under consideration. |
| “We’re getting along very well,” Trump said on Air Force One. “We have a good relationship.” | “We’re getting along very well,” Trump said on Air Force One. “We have a good relationship.” |
| Trump added that at some point he will invite Kim to the US. | Trump added that at some point he will invite Kim to the US. |
| Kim and Trump pledged at their first meeting to work towards denuclearisation, although the two sides have since made little progress. | Kim and Trump pledged at their first meeting to work towards denuclearisation, although the two sides have since made little progress. |
| The White House said in a statement on Saturday after Trump’s meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping that they and Kim will strive “to see a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula”. The statement said Xi and Trump “agreed that great progress has been made with respect to North Korea”. | The White House said in a statement on Saturday after Trump’s meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping that they and Kim will strive “to see a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula”. The statement said Xi and Trump “agreed that great progress has been made with respect to North Korea”. |
| Trump has frequently described a warm personal relationship with Kim, arguing that this will help achieve a diplomatic breakthrough. | Trump has frequently described a warm personal relationship with Kim, arguing that this will help achieve a diplomatic breakthrough. |
| Trump’s critics say warm words have failed to yield concrete concessions from one of the world’s most authoritarian states. | Trump’s critics say warm words have failed to yield concrete concessions from one of the world’s most authoritarian states. |
| Moon said a second summit between Kim and Trump will prove to be the “most critical moment” for North Korean denuclearisation. | Moon said a second summit between Kim and Trump will prove to be the “most critical moment” for North Korean denuclearisation. |
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