트럼프, 북미정상회담 취소 "회담 개최 지금은 부적절하다"<br /><br /> From "We'll see" to "We're out"<br />That's the sudden change coming from the U.S. President on the planned meeting with his North Korean counterpart.<br />Pointing to Pyongyang's anger and hostility as the reason for the decision, Donald Trump told Kim Jong-un via a letter, that he's pulling the plug on the summit.<br />Park Hee jun starts things off with the surprise announcement. <br /> U.S. President Donald Trump shook the world with his sudden cancelation of the highly-anticipated North Korea-U.S. summit that had been set for June 12th in Singapore. <br /><br /> "I have decided to terminate the planned summit in Singapore on June 12th. While many things can happen and a great opportunity lies ahead potentially, I believe that this is a tremendous setback for North Korea and indeed a setback for the world."<br /><br /> During his statement at the White House Thursday, President Trump said a bright and beautiful future can only happen when the threat of nuclear weapons is removed, and warned Pyongyang that the U.S. is more ready than it has ever been before. <br /> Adding the U.S. has support from its allies, including South Korea and Japan, President Trump urged North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to "ultimately do what is right" for himself and for his people. <br />Stressing that his administration's maximum pressure and sanctions campaign will remain in the meantime, Trump nevertheless left the door open for a future meeting with Kim.<br /><br /> "... hopefully everything's going to work out well with North Korea and a lot of things can happen, including the fact that perhaps, and we'd wait, it's possible that the existing summit could take place or a summit at some later date. Nobody should be anxious, we have to get it right."<br /><br />The news was announced earlier in the day in a letter to Kim Jong-un that was released by the White House. <br /> President Trump's letter pointed at the "tremendous anger and open hostility" displayed in North Korea's most recent statement as the reason for the cancelation. <br /> This appears to be in relation to remarks made by North Korea's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Choe Son-hui.<br />She lashed out at U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for saying the North could end up like Libya if a deal is not reached. <br /><br /> Trump concluded the letter saying the world, and North Korea in particular, had lost a great opportunity for lasting peace and prosperity, but he also put the ball back in Pyongyang's court saying he's always open for talks should Kim Jong-un change his mind. <br />Kwon Jang-ho, Arirang News. <br />
