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White House 'Still Hopeful' Meeting Between Trump, Kim to Take Place
White House 'Still Hopeful' Meeting Between Trump, Kim to Take Place
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The White House is still hopeful that the Singapore summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un will go... 16.05.2018, Sputnik International
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White House 'Still Hopeful' Meeting Between Trump, Kim to Take Place
13:01 GMT 16.05.2018 (Updated: 12:06 GMT 06.08.2022) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The White House is still hopeful that the Singapore summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un will go ahead as planned on June 12, Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in an interview on Wednesday.
"We’re still hopeful that the meeting will take place and we’ll continue down that path, but at the same time we know that these, we’ve been prepared that these could be tough negotiations," Sanders said in the interview with Fox News. "The president is ready if the meeting takes place, and if it doesn’t we’ll continue the maximum pressure campaign that’s been ongoing.”
South Korean media reported the day before that Kim had threatened to cancel the summit because of US-South Korean military exercises currently taking place.
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Following the reports, the US State Department said it had not heard anything to indicate that the meeting would not proceed as planned and was continuing with preparations.
The same day, North Korea canceled talks scheduled for May 16 with Seoul due to the Max Thunder military exercise.
The United States and South Korea launched a two-week annual air combat exercise on May 11. About 100 aircraft, including US F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft, are participating in the drills that will last until May 25.
