Trump tweets Kim Jong Un letter, says progress being made with North Korea



News Trump tweets Kim Jong Un letter, says progress being made with North Korea Note from DPRK leader calls Singapore summit "the start of a meaningful journey" Hamish Macdonald July 12, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kevin Lim/THE STRAITS TIMES U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday tweeted a letter he received from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with the accompanying message that “great progress is being made” in ongoing talks between the two countries. The signed letter, dated July 6, was written the same day as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang for ongoing talks with North Korean representatives. “The significant first meeting with Your Excellency and the joint statement that we signed together in Singapore 24 days ago was indeed the start of a meaningful journey,” Kim wrote in the letter, according to a © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Trump tweets Kim Jong Un letter, says progress being made with North Korea

Note from DPRK leader calls Singapore summit "the start of a meaningful journey"

Hamish Macdonald July 12, 2018

Trump tweets Kim Jong Un letter, says progress being made with North Korea

Kevin Lim/THE STRAITS TIMES

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday tweeted a letter he received from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with the accompanying message that “great progress is being made” in ongoing talks between the two countries.

The signed letter, dated July 6, was written the same day as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang for ongoing talks with North Korean representatives.

“The significant first meeting with Your Excellency and the joint statement that we signed together in Singapore 24 days ago was indeed the start of a meaningful journey,” Kim wrote in the letter, according to a

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Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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