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Updated October 10th, 2018 at 15:39 IST

Trump hints at conducting next meeting with Kim Jong-un after the Midterm Elections in the US

United States President, Donald Trump, has reportedly said that he plans to hold the next meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after the midterm elections which are due to happen in November.

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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, reportedly said that he intends to hold the next meeting with Kim Jong-un apparently by the end of the year 2018. The meeting between the two leaders will be conducted after the midterm election in the United States, which are due to happen in November.

READ: Pompeo Heads To Pyongyang, Seeking Progress On Trump-Kim Summit

Trump is on a widespread campaign across the States - promoting and highlighting his administrative achievements. These include his first high-profile meeting with Kim Jong-un, which was organised in Singapore earlier this year. He also highlighted the recent visits of the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to North Korea for discussing matters relating to the denuclearization of the weapons in the country. According to reports, on being asked about his plans for the next meeting with the North Korean leader, Donald Trump commented, "I just can't leave now".

On their last meeting in Singapore, both the leaders, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, came to an affirmation resolving to work towards complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula region. Kim committed to abandoning the nuclear weapons of the country - in exchange for a guarantee of security from the United States.

READ: North Korea To Complete It's Denuclearisation Process By 2021

On October 7, Mike Pompeo visited Pyongyang in North Korea. He conducted talks with Kim Jong-un with the prime focus of talks on dismantling of the Pyongyang nuclear weapon programme. The talks also laid the foundation for the possibility of the second meeting between the US President and the North Korean leader. The meeting was apparently declared successful and productive. Both Trump and Kim gave an affirmation regarding the second summit, to be held "at the earliest possible date".

Since the talks, North Korea has taken several steps towards the dismantling of nuclear weapons in the country. The step is aimed in exchange for a supposed sanction relief and the guarantee of security from the US. However, the United States has reiterated that it would only lift the sanctions once Kim Jong-un achieves "complete and fully verifiable denuclearization" in his country, according to the reports.

READ: Donald Trump Boards Air Force One With 'toilet Paper' Trailing From His Shoe

At the 73rd United Nations General Assembly conducted in the month of September, North Korea's Foreign Minister, Ri Yong-ho, reportedly said that "There would be no unilateral denuclearisation without any trust in the US and confidence in its own national security".

(With Inputs from ANI)

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Published October 10th, 2018 at 10:23 IST

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