At their historic first summit in Singapore last June, Trump and Kim pledged to work toward denuclearisation and permanent peace on the Korean peninsula. Trump has held out the prospect of easing sanctions if North Korea does something "meaningful". North Korea would be the same, and very quickly, if it would denuclearize," Trumpsaid on Twitter ahead of the meeting. Any deal will face scrutiny from American lawmakers and other sceptics who doubt North Korea is willing to give up the weapons. For Trump, a deal that eases the North Korean threat could hand him a big foreign-policy achievement in the midst of domestic troubles.

Source: bd News24 February 27, 2019 12:22 UTC