State-run KCNA, citing vice foreign minister Kim Kye Gwan, states that North Korea vowed to continue to pursue peace and signalled it would give Washington more time to reconsider talks. Photo: APWashington: North Korea said that it was surprised by President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a 12 June summit with Kim Jong Un and that the country remains willing to meet with the US at any time. For example, US officials travelled to Singapore last week expecting to meet with North Korean counterparts, but the North Koreans never showed up. ‘Open hostility’In his letter to Kim pulling out of the summit, Trump cited “tremendous anger and open hostility” in recent statements from Pyongyang. The president has openly entertained the idea that he could have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize had the meeting led to a peace agreement between North Korea, the US and South Korea.

Source: Mint May 25, 2018 03:11 UTC