Economics
North Korea's Kim Praises Trump as Both Raise Outlook for Talks
- Leaders plan for second summit; Kim expects sanctions relief
- Kim hails Trump’s ‘unusual determination’ to solve issue
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday and said he expects nuclear negotiations to advance “step-by-step,” state media said, a sign the regime anticipates sanctions relief as the two leaders plan a second meeting next month.
Trump said on Twitter Thursday morning that he expects “another good meeting soon” and that his first meeting with Kim resulted in building a better relationship, the return of “hostages & remains” and the lessening hostilities between the two nations.