The offer represented an effort to narrow what many experts see as a substantial gap between the positions of the two countries headed into the historic summit in Singapore on June 12.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration offered North Korea leader Kim Jong Un a significant incentive on Friday, vowing to help his isolated nation achieve economic prosperity if he agrees to eliminate his nuclear arsenal at next month’s summit meeting with President Donald Trump.
“If North Korea takes bold action to quickly denuclearize, the United States is prepared to work with North Korea to achieve prosperity on the par with our South Korean friends,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
The offer represented an effort to narrow what many experts see as a substantial gap between the positions of the two countries headed into the historic summit in Singapore on June 12.
