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New Summit Between President Trump and Kim Jong-Un Planned for Late February

posted by martyb on Saturday January 19 2019, @01:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the wondering-what-Russia-and-China-are-thinking dept.

takyon writes:

Trump to Hold Second Summit With Kim Jong Un in February, U.S. Says

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet near the end of February for a second summit, despite evidence North Korea is advancing its nuclear weapons program.

The White House announced the summit and timing after Trump met Friday with Kim Yong Chol, a top aide to the North Korean leader and a former spy chief.

Trump's decision to go ahead with another in-person meeting -- further elevating Kim's global profile -- underscores the president's confidence that his personal involvement and negotiating skills can change the behavior of recalcitrant regimes in ways that traditional leverage and diplomacy, past U.S. leaders and his own emissaries could not.

Previously: President Trump Tweets about Nuclear Talks with North Korea
President Trump Set to Meet Kim Jong-un at 9 PM EDT (01:00 UTC, 9 AM Singapore)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 21 2019, @01:36AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 21 2019, @01:36AM (#789307)

    B H Obama sold weapons to Vietnam, a country with endless human rights abuses. He bowed before foreign Monarchs, a much bigger stain on our countries honor than giving a compliment.

    [citation needed]

  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 21 2019, @02:36AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 21 2019, @02:36AM (#789356)

    https://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/05/24/us/politics/24jacob-cnd/24jacob-cnd-jumbo.jpg [nyt.com]

  • (Score: 1) by Sulla on Monday January 21 2019, @07:47AM (1 child)

    by Sulla (5173) on Monday January 21 2019, @07:47AM (#789451) Journal

    https://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/336226/75 [newsmax.com]

    Many such citations. Japanese emperor and the Saudi king for starters. I understand why he did it, a respect thing, but that doesn't make it right. Even if it was an unconscious thing someone needs to be fired for not coaching him.

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    Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 21 2019, @08:09PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 21 2019, @08:09PM (#789742)

      I have no dogs in this race but seriously dude I don't think that is a proper news site. The author of the article refers to journalists in a way that suggests he does not consider himself one