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UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Two of the most troubled hotspots on the planet send emissaries to speak to the world on Saturday.
North Korea and Syria, places of international concern that cross borders beyond national borders, must appear before the US General Assembly at a time when both countries may be on the brink of developments. important.
Trump and his secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, are trying to regain their momentum more than three months after the Singapore summit with North Korean Kim Jong Un. Syria could be about to emerge from seven years of bloody conflict that included the use of chemical weapons.
Pompeo plans to travel to Pyongyang next month to prepare for a second Kim-Trump summit. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also said this week that he wanted to meet Kim. However, there is widespread skepticism that Kim is giving up an arsenal that Pyongyang probably considers as the only way to guarantee the continuing Kim Dynasty's authoritarian regime.
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At a major press conference in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, Trump said he was optimistic. Kim wants to make a deal because of their close ties.
"We have very good relationships. He likes me, I like him, we get along well, "Trump said. "He wants to make a deal and I would like to make a deal."
On Wednesday, Pompeo met with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on the sidelines of the General Assembly. Pompeo said on Twitter that his meeting with Ri was "very positive", but gave no details.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem will step on the podium with the government firmly in control of most of the territory that the opposition has held during the seven years of the conflict.
A military offensive by Assad forces on Idlib, the last region controlled by the rebels, was avoided last week in an agreement reached between Russia and Turkey to establish a demilitarized zone along the western, southern and eastern borders of Province.
In a speech to the Security Council on Wednesday, Trump warned Assad against a large-scale offensive against the northeastern region. "I hope the restraint will continue. The world is watching.
More than 400,000 people have died in seven years of civil war, according to UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura.
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Associated Press writer Amir Bibawy contributed.
