The U.S. remains hopeful about a planned June 12 summit with North Korea but has not made concessions in advance, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday.
Hours before South Korean President Moon Jae-in was to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, Mr. Pence told Fox News Radio: “Plans continue to go forward for a summit. We remain open to it, we remain hopeful. But let me very clear: nothing has changed about the policy of the United States of America. There have been no concessions offered and none given.” Mr. Moon’s visit was intended to be a fine-tuning of the U.S. and South Korean strategy for dealing with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Mr. Trump has insisted that he remains committed to the summit. His aides are looking to Mr. Moon to help determine whether Mr. Kim is taking a harder line against denuclearisation than South Korea had previously communicated. an official said. Also, China said its Foreign Minister Wang Yi would visit Washington on Wednesday. He would “exchange views on bilateral relations and issues of common interest”. said spokesman Lu Kang.
