TIL Desk/World/Seoul/ North Korea on Friday said that its leader Kim Jong Un is still willing to meet United States President Donald Trump ‘at any time and in any way’, after the latter abruptly cancelled their historic June 12 summit.
Kim Kye Gwan, a top official at North Korea’s foreign ministry, said in comments published on Friday by the country’s state-run media that Trump’s decision runs counter to the global community’s wishes for peace on the Korean Peninsula.
“We reiterate to the US that we are willing to sit face to face at any time and in any way,” said Kim Kye Gwan. Donald Trump, who cancelled the upcoming summit with North Korea on Thursday, said that calling it off is a lost opportunity for the latter and the world.
According to local media, during remarks at the White House, Trump termed the summit’s cancellation a ‘tremendous setback’ for the North Koreans and the world alike.
‘The world, and North Korea in particular, has lost a great opportunity for lasting peace and great prosperity and wealth. This missed opportunity is a truly sad moment in history,’ Trump said in a letter to Kim Jong Un.
As per a release by the White House on May 24, Trump blamed the ‘hostility’ and anger displayed by North Korea regarding the US-South Korea Max military drills for calling off the summit.
