North Korean state media outlets have refrained from mentioning key topics of contention with the United States ahead of a forthcoming summit meeting between Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald J. Trump.

Although official media outlets haven’t yet confirmed the U.S.-DPRK summit will even take place, English language articles tracked at the KCNA Watch site show no mention of several key issues since shortly after Trump accepted an invitation to meet with Kim Jong Un on March 8.

Despite trumpeting over a hundred times that the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test was evidence Pyongyang has completed its “