All this is welcome, especially given that Donald Trump is due to meet Mr Kim next month. Only a few months ago, North Korean missile tests and Mr Trump’s threats of “fire and fury” caused alarm across the region. Though the statement confirmed the two sides’ common goal of denuclearising the peninsula, Mr Kim did not mention it in his remarks. But Mr Kim might well think that the progress in his weapons programme has been key. Though Mr Trump applauded it, we do not know his intentions for the approaching summit, and on previous form it is likely that he doesn’t either.

Source: The Guardian April 27, 2018 15:56 UTC