Kim says Trump summit 'historic' chance to build 'good future'
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang.
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SEOUL (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump as a "historic" opportunity during talks with America's top diplomat, Mr Mike Pompeo, in Pyongyang, according to state media on Thursday (May 10).
Mr Kim, who is at the centre of a whirlwind of diplomacy as the international community looks to curtail the North's nuclear programme, said his summit with Mr Trump "would be a historic meeting" and an "excellent first step".
He said it would help towards improving the situation on the Korean peninsula and the "building of a good future", in comments published on North Korea's official KCNA news agency.
