Just hours after Trump dropped a bombshell on Twitter,... proposing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the DMZ,... Pyeongyang has responded to his suggestions.<br />Our Lee Min-sun tells us more. <br />In response to U.S. President Donald Trump's sudden proposal to meet Kim at the DMZ,... North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui said it's a very interesting suggestion.<br />In a statement released through the Korean Central News Agency, Pyeongyang's state-run media,... Choe said a North Korea-U.S. summit at the inter-Korean border would be a very meaningful occasion. <br />She said it could help the two leaders build deeper rapport,... and move bilateral relations forward. <br />Although Choe was intrigued by Trump's invitation,... she said her government had not received an official request from Washington. <br />Pyeongyang's reaction time was exceptionally quick,... with the statement coming just hours after Trump's tweet.<br />Dialogue between the U.S. and North Korea has been on ice,... since their second summit in Hanoi ended without a deal.<br />Also, Pyeongyang had blasted Washington in recent weeks,... accusing the U.S. of engaging in hostile actions,... including its extension of unilateral sanction on the regime for another year.<br />Amid this backdrop,... expectations were running low on the two leaders' meeting actually taking place... despite Trump's suggesting as such on Twitter.<br />However, North Korea's positive feedback... has fueled renewed speculation that a summit between Kim and Trump could indeed materialize... during the U.S. President's visit to South Korea..<br />Lee Min-sun Arirang News. <br />
