Despite forthcoming negotiations with North Korea, a US military manoeuvre is to take place in region as planned. That's what CIA chief Mike Pompeo said to Fox News Channel. At same time, he stressed once again that condition for summit is that North Korea declares itself ready for "complete, verifiable and irreversible" nuclear disarmament. The US would not make any concessions and would also stick to economic sanctions before discussion.
Until meeting, North Korea should suspend all nuclear and missile tests. "President Trump does not do this as an exhibition. Will solve a problem, "said Pompeo. On Saturday, White House had already made first steps of denuclearization as a condition for meeting. U.S. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin rejected criticism in NBC's broadcaster, Trump values with meeting Kim's position. "Now we have a situation in which President uses diplomacy, but we do not lift maximum pressure," he said.
The planned military manoeuvres of South Korea and United States should not be publicly opposed, White House deputy spokesman, Raj Shah, added conditions for meeting to ABC station. As a reason for North Korea's willingness to negotiate, Shah called aggravated economic sanctions: "Our policy is pressure, pressure from our partners and allies worldwide, pressure to United Nations, pressure from China," he told broadcaster.
The opposition in US Congress accuses Donald Trump of impulsiveness. The meeting is like an "opening move," said Republican Senator Jeff Flake to SenderNBC. "And that's a little worrying." Trump would have had to wait for results from negotiators ' talks before agreeing to a meeting. On Saturday, Donald Trump had already shown confidence that North Korea would abide by its promise. "I think you want peace. It's time, "he tweeted.
Trump had surprisingly accepted an invitation from Kim to a meeting and thus initiated a radical change of course in US policy towards North Korea. The place and time of meeting, which will take place until end of May, is still open.
Date Of Update: 12 March 2018, 12:02
