BRIDGEWATER: President Donald Trump says a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely to take place “quite soon.”
Speaking at the United Nations, Trump says the relationship with the country whose leader he branded last year as “Little Rocket Man” is much improved.
He said Monday: “It was a different world. That was a dangerous time. This is one year later, a much different time.”
Trump says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (pahm-PAY’-oh) is working out the details for the second Trump-Kim meeting. Kim requested a second meeting with Trump in a letter this month, and Trump says, “we will be doing that.”
Trump is set to meet with South Korea’s Moon Jae-in later Monday to discuss North Korea and trade details. Moon is expected to convey to Trump a personal message from Kim delivered at their inter-Korean talks last week.
President Donald Trump is at the United Nations for his second general assembly meeting with world leaders since taking office and has participated in a counter-narcotics event. He’s calling for global action to address the illegal movement and abuse of drugs.
The US in sponsoring the UN Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem, which includes signatures from 130 UN member states pledging to do more to combat the global drug trade.
Trump said Monday, “The scourge of drug addiction continues to claim too many lives in the United States and nations around the world.”
He adds, “Today we commit to fighting the drug epidemic together.”
Trump was elected promising to address US opioid addiction.
