Trump releases 'very nice' letter from Kim Jong Un

Washington, United States – US President Donald Trump on Thursday again signaled optimism about efforts to end the nuclear standoff with North Korea, as he took the extraordinary diplomatic step of tweeting out of Kim Jong Un.

The Four – letter letter – an upbeat missive in which Kim is hoping for a "new future" and spoke of his "invariable trust" in Trump – is dated July 6, the day Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in North Korea

"A very nice note from Chairman Kim of North Korea," Trump tweeted alongside a copy of the letter. "Great progress being made!"

Addressing Trump, Kim described their June 12 summit in Singapore, and the resulting joint statement, as the "start of a meaningful journey."

"I firmly believe that the strong will, sincere efforts and unique approach of myself and Your Excellency Mr. President DPRK and the US will be sure to come to fruition, "Kim wrote, according to the translation tweeted by the president.

" I also appreciate the extraordinary efforts made by Your Excellency Mr. President for the improvement of relations between the two countries and the joint implementation of the joint statement, "he added.

In Your Excellency Mr. President will be further strengthened in the future process of taking practical actions. "

Pompeo traveled to Pyongyang for a bid to flesh out denucleari

Speaking afterward in Tokyo, Pompeo insisted the talks were making progress and were conducted in "good faith."

But in stark contrast, Pyongyang's take was overwhelmingly negative, with the North America has long been a trumpeted denuclearization goalkeeper, but it is a long way to go. Discrimination on the whole Korean peninsula, rather than a unilateral dismantlement of its nuclear arsenal.

Illegal oil

Pompeo has insisted that a tough economic sanctions imposed on North Korea would remain in place until "final, fully verified denuclearization" occurs

And even as Trump released Kim's note, the US was asking for a UN Security Council to punish North Kore Pyongyang had violated restrictions on refined oil imports

According to documents seen by AFP, the US sent a report to the UN sanctions committee that estimated at least 759,793 barrels of oil had been delivered to North Korea between January 1 and May 30, well above the annual quota set at 500,000 barrels under a sanctions resolution adopted in December.

The illegal supplies were provided through ship-to-ship transfers by North Korean tankers, according to the report. 19659002] The United States requested a penalty to declare that North Korea had been violated to the United Nations-approved quota and "order to be imminent to all transfers of refined petroleum products" to North Korea.

The committee was expected to take

(19659002) Returning the remains was part of the deal signed by Kim and Trump in Singapore.

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the North Koreans would be stuck in the middle of the day. July 15.

"We will be ready," Nauert said.

Defense officials have already shipped to Panmunjom in anticipation of receiving the remains of US troops.

The Pentagon said Pyongyang has said several times they were as many as 200 sets of the dead of the United States who died in the war

Purpose Pentagon officials cautioned it is unclear just how much North Korea is prepared to hand over. [19659002] On June 20, Trump erroneously said 200 human remains had already "been sent back" from North Korea.

On Monday, Pentagon spokesman Colonel Rob Manning said the Defense Department "remains postured and ready to receive those remains." / Kga