He said Moon and Trump are expected to discuss ways to “guarantee a bright future for the North when it achieves complete denuclearisation”. But Moon suffered a serious setback over the past week as the North abruptly dampened ties with the South. The North Korean Red Cross also demanded repatriation of 13 North Koreans who defected to the South in 2016 after working at a restaurant in China. The first North Korean statement that threatened to cancel the US-NK summit focused on accusing Bolton of pushing for unilateral, unconditional denuclearisation. He tried to pacify the North by clarifying that he was not thinking about a Libyan model of denuclearisation for the North.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 21, 2018 18:00 UTC