Trump may visit DMZ while in South Korea sparking rumors

[soryang]

Trump to visit South Korea as Pompeo raises hope for new North Korea talks after letter
Hyonhee Shin, Jeff Mason Reuters June 24 4:00 am

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SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will visit South Korea this weekend after an exchange of letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boosted hopes for talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear program.

Trump is set to arrive in South Korea for a two-day visit on Saturday, and will meet President Moon Jae-in on Sunday, following a summit of G20 leaders in Japan, Moon’s spokeswoman, Ko Min-jung, said.

The announcement comes hours after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped a letter Trump sent to Kim could pave the way for a revival of stalled nuclear talks...

Here is the part causing a lot of speculation in South Korea:

Trump is considering a visit to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, a South Korean official said. Trump wanted to go there during a 2017 trip to South Korea but heavy fog prevented it.

Kim and Moon held their historic first summit in the DMZ last year, so a Trump visit to the border between the two Koreas this weekend could spark speculation of a meeting with Kim there.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-northkorea/trump-to-visit-south-korea-as-pompeo-raises-hope-for-new-north-korea-talks-after-letter-idUSKCN1TP0QS

There really isn't a lot of time in the schedule for a Trump-Kim meeting at the DMZ, and there really hasn't been time for any significant preparation for meaningful nuclear negotiation at the working level by qualified experts. Trump is arriving in South Korea the afternoon on the 29th and scheduled to summit with Moon on the 30th, and then is scheduled to leave South Korea.

Jong Se Hyun former Unification Minister in South Korea started this speculation yesterday in a radio interview. He said there is really no reason Trump couldn't cross the DMZ causing an international media sensation. Other South Korean observers say that there hasn't been enough time even for security preparations and that an impromptu summit meeting is just unprecedented and illogical. YTN News and Channel A News Top Ten covered this story today.

[pangaia]

1. I will warn my friends in Seoul to get out of town !!

[soryang]

2. Ha, ha!

Thanks for the laugh!

[hibbing]

3. Can he slip a love note to Kim? n/t

[soryang]

4. P.S. I love you?

It's amusing the lengths the press is going to speculate what exactly the "interesting" contents of the letter Kim was pictured reading so intently in the pose shown by KCNA may have been:

(Source- YTN News 6.24)

1. US Presidential letterhead. 2. Addressee/ Sender 3. Assumed greetings 4. Main contents
5. Assumed closing 6. Two bold underlines 7 Trump's signature

It isn't clear who put the underlines on the bottom of the page.

[justhanginon]

5. Since the two have been exchanging "love letters" would

their getting together be considered a meeting or a "tryst"?

[MFM008]

6. Maybe with luck

Maggot will defect..
..