After the meeting with Kim on Friday, Trump said to reporters, “We did not talk about human rights, no.”ADVERTISEMENTAsked whether he would discuss human rights issues at the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump gave a vague answer, saying: “Could be. I think we probably will.”In his State of the Union Address at the end of January, Trump focused on human rights violations in North Korea. In particular, in the United States there are quite strong opinions in Congress, mostly from Democrats, about improving the human rights situation in North Korea. Given this situation, the U.S. government needs to work on the human rights issues in order to conclude treaties requiring congressional approval and promote other matters. “We’ll provide maximum support for encouraging Trump to work on human rights issues,” the source said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 05, 2018 08:03 UTC