HANOI: Kim Jong Un Thursday raised the prospect of a permanent US diplomatic presence in Pyongyang, as President Donald Trump said he was in “no rush” for a speedy deal over North Korea’s nuclear programme. The North Korean leader said he would welcome the opening of a US liaison office in his capital. That encounter resulted in cosy images but only a vague commitment from Kim to “work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula”. The summit was “pageantry for Trump and brings Kim more credibility on the world stage as a responsible, rational actor”, the Stimson Center´s David Kim told AFP. Ahead of the talks, he hailed Kim as a “friend” and said North Korea could enjoy an “awesome” future if it gave up its nuclear weapons.

Source: Pakistan Today February 28, 2019 05:26 UTC