The much-touted United States-North Korean summit may be extended beyond June 12 though unlikely to be canceled in spite of a recent letter by the US President, Donald Trump hinting at putting it off. Trump took to Twitter to confirm that the talks were on.
We are having very productive talks with North Korea about reinstating the Summit which, if it does happen, will likely remain in Singapore on the same date, June 12th., and, if necessary, will be extended beyond that date.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2018
The US President, as per a Press release by the White House last week, had called off the much-anticipated US-N Korea summit.
He had blamed the ‘hostility’ and anger displayed by North Korea over the US-South Korea Max military drills for canceling the talks.
“Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, l feel it is inappropriate at this time to have this long-planned meeting,” Trump had said in the release.
The fate of the summit had been in a lurch since North Korea threatened to cancel the meeting due to the US-South Korean ‘Max’ military drills.
It was followed by Trump’s statement through which he counter-attacked the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un saying that the lack of steps taken towards denuclearization may jeopardize the upcoming meeting.
Morover, last week Trump had written a letter to Kim in which he stated that due to North Korea’s hostile behavior he may delay or cancel the summit.