But he said that past negotiations the United States and the world had relaxed sanctions too quickly and Pyongyang had walked away from a deal. "It is a tall order, but I am hopeful that President Trump can achieve that through sound diplomacy. ""Meetings are being set up right now between myself and Kim Jong Un. "In May, North Korea accused the CIA and South Korea's intelligence service of a failed plot to assassinate Kim at a military parade in Pyongyang.At a separate congressional hearing, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the aim was for a negotiated solution to the North Korean crisis. "We're all cautiously optimistic that we may be on the right path for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula," he told the House Armed Services Committee.

Source: Egypt Today April 12, 2018 19:30 UTC