Donald Trump said on Saturday a meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un could happen over the next three to four weeks as he took credit for "everything" to do with the peace talks in the region.
D onald Trump said on Saturday a meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un could happen over the next three to four weeks as he took credit for « everything » to do with the peace talks in the region.
The President made the comments in a campaign style rally in Michigan, during which he stepped up his trade attacks on the European Union and renewed criticism of the new American embassy’s « horrible location » in London.
Discussing the recent Korean summit and the fast-moving diplomacy taking place in the region, Mr Trump compared the optimistic mood to the rhetoric a few months ago.
« Do you remember what they were saying? ‘He’s going to get us into nuclear war’, » Mr Trump recalled, referring to a fiery war-of-words between himself and Kim that preceded a diplomatic breakthrough.
He added: « No, strength is going to keep us out of nuclear war, not going to get us in! »
The US president added he was cautiously optimistic over the outcome.
« I think we will have a meeting over the next three or four weeks that will be a very important meeting… but we’ll see how it goes.
« And again, whatever happens, happens. Look, I may go in. It may not work out. I leave, » he continued, adding he would avoid the mistakes of the Obama administration which arrived at a denuclearisation deal with Iran.
« We’re going to have hopefully a very successful negotiation over the next three or four weeks. And we’ll be doing the world a big favour. We’ll be doing the world a big favour. »
T he US president also took credit for the inter-Korean meeting on Friday, at which Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed on a commitment to sign a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War by the end of the year and to achieve the complete denuclearisation of the peninsula.
