Chances of Trump-Kim meeting at APEC grow slim
A summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears unlikely at next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in Shenzhen, China, a Cheong Wa Dae official and security analysts said Thursday, despite Trump’s earlier talk of a potential meeting. The assessment comes as the Republican Party’s sweeping losses in the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections…
The chances of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China appear to be diminishing, according to a Cheong Wa Dae official and security analysts. This assessment has been made in light of Donald Trump's earlier comments about the possibility of such a meeting.
The decline in Trump's momentum is attributed to the Republican Party's significant losses in the November 3 U.S. midterm elections. The official emphasized that pressing international issues, including a potential one-on-one meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and a three-way discussion involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, are likely to take precedence over any U.S.-North Korea talks at the APEC gathering.
While the official acknowledged the uncertainties surrounding the situation, they reiterated that the likelihood of contact between the two nations at this event was low.
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