Trump hints at progress on DPRK issues

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that progress is being made on the issues related to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

While posting a picture of him sitting behind a desk and reading a piece of paper, Trump tweeted: "Christmas Eve briefing with my team working on North Korea (DPRK) – Progress being made."

"Looking forward to my next summit with Chairman Kim!" he said, referring to DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un.

Screenshot from Trump's Twitter account

The first-ever summit of Trump and Kim was held in Singapore in June, followed by a joint statement in which the U.S. agreed to provide a security guarantee to the Asian nation in return for Pyongyang's commitment to denuclearization.

However, differences between the two sides have remained over key issues like the scale of denuclearization, U.S. sanctions, a war-ending declaration and the momentum for talks.

Trump revealed on December 1 that his second meeting with Kim was likely to happen in January or February next year.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency