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The letter is dated July 6 and was handed over to the delegation of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to deliver to Trump while the group was in Pyongyang last week to continue talks on the denuclearization of the peninsula Korean.
"A very nice note from President Kim of North Korea, great progress," said Trump in a tweet that also included a copy of Kim's correspondence.
Anxious to prove that talks with North Korea are working, Trump continues to say that his personal chemistry with Kim remains the key to diplomatic success, as skepticism grows over Pyongyang's desire to denuclearize. A Security Council diplomat told CNN on Thursday that the United States had submitted a report to the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee for North Korea, accusing North Korea of avoiding sanctions. of the UN through illegal transfers of refined oil. Wed.
In a letter to the UN on Wednesday, the United States calls on the world organization to call on all members to "show heightened vigilance" against North Korean attempts to buy more oil.
Kim Praises "Your Excellency" Trump
While avoiding details about the status of diplomatic talks between the United States and North Korea, the letter of Kim praises Trump. Excellency. "
" I firmly believe that the strong will, the sincere efforts and the unique approach of myself and Your Excellency the President aimed at opening a new future between the DPRK and the United States will certainly come true, "writes Kim Kim said that the Singapore summit and the letter of the two leaders signed at this meeting" indeed the beginning of a meaningful journey. "
However, the letter does not mentions nothing about denuclearization and despite Trump's assertions to the contrary, Kim has yet to publicly declare what he will or will not do with regard to his nuclear weapons program. [19659002"Kimknowshisbrandflatterybutnotethathedoesnotusetheword"denuclearization"once"VipinNaranganassociateprofessorofpoliticalscienceatMITwhostudiesnuclearproliferationsaidtoCNNKimsaysclearly"Wewillnottalkabouthenuclearweaponsthataftertransformingtherelationship"
While the letter is full of good words about Trump, the North Korean authorities continue to use typical tactics to thwart the Pyongyang talks last week. Although the top American diplomat promised a meeting with the Korean leader, Kim did not meet Pompeo.
"I do not know how long the Trump Kabuki dance on the mission accomplished on the denuclearization front can hold up The events of the weekend and today, its strategy is now clearly" denuclearization by denial ", or worse," denuclearization by illusion, "said Narang.
" An Extraordinary Meeting "
Pompeo last week failed to Demonstrate progress on the denuclearization talks, bringing a source to the discussions to say that the White House felt it was "as bad as could have gone."
But a disappointing summit does not mean the end of diplomacy. Kim's letter to Trump appears to be part of an ongoing effort to appeal to the President directly, as North Korea did in a statement issued last week that criticized Pompeo for a "state of the art". "Gangster Spirit" during his visit. the headwind is beginning to blow, it will be a great disappointment not only to the international society aspiring to world peace and security, but also to the DPRK and the United States, "said the spokesman of the ministry. Foreign Affairs. "decades long" challenge "data-src-mini =" // cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180612100824-us-president-trump-meets-north-korean-leader-kim-jong -un-during-landmark-summit-in-singapore-small-169.jpg "data-src-xsmall =" // cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180612100824-us-president-trump-meets- north-korean-leader-kim-jong-a-during-landmark-summit-in-singapore-medium-plus-169.jpg "data-src-small =" http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam /assets/180612100824-us-president-trump-meets-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-during-landmark-summit-in-singapore-large-169.jpg "data-src-medium =" // cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180612100824-us-president-trump-meets-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-during-landmark-summit-in-singapore-exlarge-16 9.jpg "data-src-large =" // cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180612100824-us-president-trump-meets-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-during-landmark -summit-in-singapore-super-169.jpg "data-src-full16x9 =" // cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180612100824-us-president-trump-meets-north-korean-leader- kim-jong-a-during-landmark-summit-in-singapore-full-169.jpg "data-src-mini1x1 =" // cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180612100824-us-president-trump -meets-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-a-during-landmark-summit-in-singapore-small-11.jpg "data-demand-load =" not-loaded "data-eq-pts =" mini : 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781 "src =" data: image / gif; base64, R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP /////// wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI + py + 0Po5yUFQA7 "/> 
