A former North Korean diplomat believes Kim Jong Un wants to make a deal with President Trump over the Hermit Kingdom's hotly-disputed nuclear program – and the ex-diplomat thinks Chinese President Xi Jinping may be the one to deliver the message. "Kim is trying to use Xi's visit to deliver his new approach to the U.S. side," Thae said, according to The Straits Times. "Xi may deliver this new offer directly to Trump and now it will be up to Trump to decide whether he would accept this new proposal or not." Any offer, he added, might be strategically focused on nuclear facilities and uranium enrichment sites in North Korea that Trump previously has said he wants to be shuttered. The U.S. wants North Korea to dismantle the program entirely before any international sanctions are dialed back, but North Korea, the Associated Press says, is seeking a step-by-step approach where concessions they make would be matched at the same time by ones from the U.S.Fox News’ Greg Palkot contributed to this report.

Source: Fox News June 20, 2019 17:26 UTC