Out top story this afternoon.<br />North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appeared on day two of the regime's parliamentary meeting,... sending messages to both the United States and South Korea.<br />He said he's willing to hold another summit with Washington, but isn't holding his breath,... and called on Seoul to take actions of its own.<br />Our Oh Jung-hee starts us off. <br /> Up for a third summit with the United States,... but not from a position of weakness.<br />That's the message from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,... on day two of the North's Supreme People's Assembly gathering on Friday.<br /> Recalling the Hanoi summit in February,... Kim said he has serious reservations on whether Washington is sincere... in its willingness to improve relations with Pyeongyang. <br />He also expressed doubts... on whether the time was right to fulfill the North's part of the agreement outlined in the Singapore Declaration -- halting nuclear and missile tests and repatriating the remains of America's war dead.<br /> Kim stressed that he was "very displeased" with Washington's recent actions... and that the U.S. was midjuging the situation... in thinking the North would cave in to sanctions pressure. <br />He added... he's not interested in holding another summit with the U.S.,... if the results turn out to be similar to the one in February.<br />However, Kim added that he and Trump have maintained good personal relations,... and that he's okay with a follow-up summit... if the U.S. can reach a compromise with the North. <br /> Kim said he wasn't holding his breath though... and went on to set a deadline,... stating he'll wait until the end of this year. <br /><br />The North Korean leader also called on South Korea... to take a more indepedent and proactive stance. <br /> He underscored Pyeongyang's interest in peace and co-prosperity with the South,... but said U.S. missteps and hostile policies remain a barrier. <br /> Kim urged South Korea not to act like a mediator or a catalyst... but a directly involved party that pursues its own national interests -- possibly referring to the resumption of inter-Korean projects. <br /><br /> The North Korean leader viewed that it will take a long time to end confrontation with the U.S. and Washington's sanctions will continue.<br /> Kim emphasized... the North will have to fight sanctions by building an independent and "self-supporting" economy.<br />Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News. <br />
