Unification minister requests Japan's support for potential Kim-Trump summit

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young met with Japan's top envoy to South Korea on Thursday and requested Tokyo's support for efforts to resume dialogue between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump. Chung made the remarks during his meeting with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima as Trump expressed his hope to meet with Kim this year during his summit with President Lee Jae Myung last month, according to the unification ministry. "I hope the Japanese government will spare no effort in supporting the realization of a potential summit between North Korea and the United States," Chung said at the start of the meeting. The minister stressed the need for diplomatic solutions to North Korea's nuclear issues, saying efforts to denuclearize the North with sanctions seem to have failed. Chung highlighted the spectacle of Kim standing shoulder to shoulder with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at China's military parade last week, an event displaying unity among the three countries against the U.S. "(The scene) was a sign tWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times