Two Koreas to discuss 3rd Moon-Kim summit on Monday

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Korea Times / Hangook Ilbo

Two Koreas to discuss 3rd Moon-Kim summit on Monday Posted : 2018-08-10 13:18

The rival Koreas plan to hold high-level talks on Monday to prepare for a third summit between their leaders, as Pyongyang called on the United States to reciprocate its ''goodwill measures'' by easing sanctions and stopping demands that the North denuclearize first.

The plans by the Korean leaders to meet come as Washington and Pyongyang try to follow through on nuclear disarmament vows made at a U.S.-North Korea summit in June between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

In the most recent sign of growing frustration between Washington and Pyongyang, North Korea criticized senior American officials for insisting that North Korea give up its nuclear weapons first before easing sanctions. Notably, the statement didn't directly criticize Trump.

North Korea said in a statement Thursday that ''some high-level officials within the U.S. administration'' were making ''desperate attempts at intensifying the international sanctions and pressure.''

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This article has translated some of the critical comments from North Korea concerning "the tug of war" between the US and North Korea over their respective understandings of the Singapore Summit declaration. The KCNA Watch service has not posted their translation yet of the critical North Korean article condemning elements of the US administration for "pouring cold water on the priority commitment in the summit declaration to build trust and insulting North Korean efforts." Part of the article was shown on JTBC news today.



The South Korean and North Korean working delegations, meeting Monday, will be led by Cho Myung Kyun, the South's Unification Minister and Ri Seon Gwon, his North Korean counterpart. (center JTBC)

JTBC also reporting that the proposed location for the third North South summit may be Panmunjom, Kaesong or Kumgangsan and may take place in late August or early September. JTBC also reported that Secretary Pompeo may visit Pyongyang for the fourth time next week. Heather Nauert stated the State Department was in dialogue with North Korea on an "almost daily" basis.