President Donald Trump has accepted North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s dramatic offer to meet, the White House has confirmed. South Korea’s national security adviser Chung Eui-yong first announced the face-to-face and claimed it was due to take place by May. However, a statement from the White House did not confirm the two-month timeframe and said the place and time of the meeting
was still being worked out. Governments around the world welcomed the announcement, with praise coming from the UK, Russia and Australia. ‘President Trump greatly appreciates the nice words of the South Korean delegation and President Moon. He will accept the invitation to meet with Kim Jong Un at a place and time to be determined,’ White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement a half hour after South Korea’s announcement. READ MORE
