The Trump administration has yet to appoint a permanent ambassador to South Korea and its top North Korea diplomat, Joseph Yun, announced his surprise retirement last month. But he stressed that China would continue to maintain sanctions on North Korea until a political settlement was reached. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said her government welcomed "any dialogue with North Korea" but warned that "North Korea has a history of making agreements and then failing to honor them." "The dialogue must ensure North Korea abides by numerous United Nations Security Council Resolutions banning its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs," she said. North Korea has not yet responded to the news of Trump's decision to meet with Kim.

Source: CNN March 09, 2018 11:58 UTC