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Trump offers to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in DMZ | TheHill

posted onJune 29, 2019
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Article snippet: MORE in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea after the Group of 20 (G-20) summit that's taking place this weekend in Japan. "After some very important meetings, including my meeting with President Xi of China, I will be leaving Japan for South Korea (with President Moon). While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)!" Trump tweeted. Asked if he would meet Kim there if the North Korean leader offered to do so, the president said, “I might, yeah.” The Hill delayed publishing news of the trip earlier in the week at the request of the White House, which cited security concerns about publicizing the president’s plans that far in advance. Asked Friday at the G-20 about the possibility of meeting with Kim at the DMZ, Trump described it as a spur of the moment idea and said “I just thought of it this morning." Trump attempted to make a surprise visit to the DMZ in November 2017, but was forced to turn around due to bad weather that made it difficult for his helicopter to fly. Vice President Pence and other administration officials have visited the area before. The region, a heavily guarded border dividing the North and South, is occupied by thousands of troops from both sides and is littered with land mines. Former President Clinton once called it “the scariest place on earth.” The DMZ was created after the 1953 armistice that unofficially ended the Korean War. U.S... Link to the full article to read more

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