Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump still write to each other
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has received a
personal letter from Donald Trump and will put serious thought into its
content, North Korea’s state-run news agency KCNA has said.
In a report published early on Sunday in Asia, KCNA
did not give details on the letter, but said Kim described it as “of excellent
content”.
“Kim Jong-un said that he would seriously
contemplate the interesting content,” the report said.
White House officials did not immediately respond to
a request for comment. Trump recently said he had received a “beautiful” letter
from Kim.
US-North Korea talks have been stalled since a
failed summit in February between Trump and the North Korean leader in Hanoi,
Vietnam.
A US official said on Wednesday that the United
States had no pre-conditions for new talks but progress would require
meaningful and verifiable North Korean steps to abandon its nuclear weapons
programme.
Trump is due to visit South Korea next week for meetings
with President Moon Jae-in after taking part in the G20 meetings in Japan.
