Trump says Kim apologized for North Korean missile tests

Washington, August 10 (EFE) .- The US President, Donald Trump, said Saturday that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, presented a "little excuse" for the recent proof of ballistic missiles Short range made by his own government in a letter that he sent this week.

"It was a little excuse for testing short-range missiles and (he said) these tests would stop when the drills were over," he said. Trump on Twitter, referring to the periodic joint military maneuvers of South Korea and the United States.

In fact Trump He explained that Kim would like to meet and start negotiations with the United States. "as soon as the joint exercises are completedBetween Seoul and Washington.

The two allies are conducting these military maneuvers between the 5th and the 20th of this month in South Korea, although the scale of the exercises has been considerably reduced compared to previous years, following the agreements reached at the inter-Korean summits and in meetings between Trump and Kim.

"It was a long letter, many of which complained of ridiculous and expensive exercises", A describes the American president.

Trump He also said he hoped to see the North Korean leader, whom he has met on three occasions since arriving at the White House, "in a not too distant future".

Like this Trump opened the door to another meeting with Kim, which would be the fourth summit after the Singapore appointments in June 2018, that of Hanoi in February 2019 and its last rendezvous at the inter-Korean border, at the end of June.

"¡North Korea free of nuclear weapons will lead to one of the most prosperous countries in the world! "He exclaimed on his Twitter account.

In press statements at the White House this Friday, Trump He maintained that the letter has three pages "written from top to bottom", she arrived on Thursday and was delivered "in hand" directly from North Korea, which he considered positive because it avoids "leaks" to the press.

Since last July 25, North Korea According to the first badysis of South Korean forces, it carried out four rounds of missile launches including short-range ballistic missiles.

At its last impromptu summit on the inter-Korean border at the end of June, Trump and Kim they agreed to reactivate the dialogue on the denuclearization of North Koreaalthough for the moment this has not happened. EFE