Kim Jong Un asks Trump for second meeting

The US and North Korea are in talks to set up a second meeting between leaders Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump.

The negotiations have started after the US received a letter from the North Korean leader requesting a second meeting in the next three months.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said overnight the letter was “warm” and “positive” and confirmed that the President is keen to make the second meeting possible.

The past week Kim Jong Un already reiterated his trust in the US President and his commitment to the denuclearisation of North Korea. On Sunday, in a military display in Pyongyang, the government decided against using its missiles in an act of good faith towards the US.

“The recent parade in North Korea, for once, was not about their nuclear arsenal,” Sanders said. “The president has achieved tremendous success with his policies so far. And this letter was further evidence of progress in that relationship.”

The two leaders previously met in Singapore in June this year and both parties walked away from the summit hopeful of a new close relationship. Nevertheless the US admitted recently that negotiations with the Asian country were not moving forward and there was no significant progress in the promised denuclearisation of the country.

National security adviser John Bolton said on Monday that although Sunday’s military display is a step in the right way, the administration is “still waiting for them” to take significant action and declare the size of its nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals.

“The possibility of another meeting between the two presidents obviously exists,” Bolton said, “but President Trump can’t make North Korea walk through the door he’s holding open. They’re the ones that have to take the steps to denuclearize, and that’s what we’re waiting for.”

CMC Markets analyst David Madden said on Monday: “The announcement [of a possible second meeting] is seen as a step in the right direction for political stability in the region."

He felt Russia and China's improved relations were also lifting investment sentiment too.