North Korea remains silent on second summit between Kim and Trump

The North Korean propaganda media has so far not reported the convening of a press conference. second summit of leaders with the US announced Wednesday by the US president, Donald Trump.

None of the main ways of the scheme, including the newspaper Rodong Sinmun, the press agency KCNA or television KCTV, they mentioned nothing more than 24 hours after Trump baderted in his State of the Union address that the summit would take place on February 27 and 28 in Vietnam.

North Korean propaganda also did not report the visit of the Washington Special Envoy to North Korea, Stephen Biegunwho arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday to meet with his North Korean counterpart, Kim Hyok-choland continue to detail the details of this second summit.

In the absence of information on his trip and according to an unnamed diplomatic source quoted today by the South Korean Yonhap agencyBiegun, who heads a delegation of 20 people, is likely to return to Seoul on Friday to report on the results of the meeting.

It is common for the North Korean regime, known for its opacity, to be very cautious when it comes to informing North Koreans of relevant diplomatic events.

In the case of the first summit held on June 12 in Singapore, Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Pionyang waited until early April, one month after the publication of the convening of the meeting, to announce it. . in the state media.

Trump announced Wednesday that the two leaders will meet again on February 27 and 28 in Vietnam without specifying the city in which the meeting will take place.

Many media suggest that the Vietnamese coastal city of Da Nang will be chosen.

At their first summit in June, Kim and Trump agreed to work for the denuclearization of the regime in return for Washington guaranteeing its survival, but the process has shown little progress in the absence of a roadmap.

However, it was announced on Wednesday a report from the UN Security Council What ensure that North Korea's ballistic and nuclear missile programs "remain intact".

United Nations weapons experts discovered that the Kim Jong-un government was using civilian facilities, including airports, to bademble and test ballistic missiles to effectively prevent US attacks. In addition, according to the report, "evidence has been found of a consistent trend in North Korea to disperse badembly, storage and testing sites."

The work presented by the UN guarantees that the North Korean government continues to violate the arms embargo, prohibition of luxury goods and financial penalties.