The Trump administration wants an agreement on North Korea denuclearization to be signed before any third U.S.-DPRK summit takes place, multiple informed sources confirmed to NK News on Monday.

Any such agreement would need to be worked out at working-levels, sources familiar with current administration thinking told NK News, an approach which, notably, clashes with South Korea’s hopes that President Trump continue pursuing a “top-down” approach with Kim Jong Un.

The evolution in the Trump administration’s position appeared to echo a condition described by U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton to Bloomberg News on April 18.

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