The meeting produced a document in which Kim pledged to work toward the "denuclearization of the Korean peninsula." On Tuesday Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told the Senate Intelligence Committee that "North Korea is unlikely to give up all of its nuclear weapons and production capabilities," an analysis counter to Trump's position that there is "a decent chance" of the North giving up its nuclear weapons. Preparing the summit, the State Department said Biegun would head Sunday to South Korea and also meet his North Korean counterpart. "We are not going to invade North Korea. The United States and South Korea remain at loggerheads on a new agreement on how much Seoul contributes to maintain the troops.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 01, 2019 02:37 UTC