North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un looks towards President Donald Trump at the Metropole hotel in Hanoi, February 28. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Reuters: South Korea says no deal between Trump, Kim regrettable but progress made
HANOI (Reuters) - South Korea said it regretted that no deal was reached at a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday but the two sides had made meaningful progress.
Trump said he had walked away from a nuclear deal at his second meeting with Kim, in Vietnam, because Kim had made unacceptable demands on lifting biting U.S.-led sanctions.
South Korea’s presidential office, known as the Blue House, said in a statement Trump and Kim made “more meaningful progress than ever”, and Trump’s willingness to continue dialogue would brighten prospects for another meeting.
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WNU Editor: My South Korean contacts and friends are telling me that the onus is now on South Korea to continue the dialogue with North Korea, and to continue the process of talks and de-escalating tensions. I agree, and I expect the Chinese will also become more engaged to find common ground to continue the goal of denuclearizing the Korean peninsula.