Kim Jong-un makes first official mention of US talks
Source: BBC News
4 hours ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has publicly acknowledged talks with the US for the first time, according to state media reports.
US President Donald Trump agreed last month to talks with Mr Kim, but Pyongyang had been silent on the summit.
Mr Kim mentioned the "prospect" of dialogue between North Korea and the US at a meeting of party officials. Details of the proposed meeting, including timing, remain unclear.
On Monday, Mr Trump said he planned to meet Mr Kim in "May or early June." It followed reports from unnamed US administration officials that the US was in contact with North Korea in preparation for the talks.
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Mr Kim did not explicitly mention a summit with the US president at the Workers Party meeting on Monday. According to state news agency KCNA, the North Korean leader discussed the "development of the North-South relations at present and the prospect of the [North Korea]-US dialogue".
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