2018年CRI Preparation for DPRK-U.S. summit goes "very well": Trump

 

Despite cancelling a planned summit with DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un last week, U.S. President Donald Trump¹ now says that preparations are on track for the meeting in Singapore.

Trump made his remarks, after news was announced that Kim Jong Un had met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for the second time in a month.

Speaking to the press during a meeting with Joshua Holt, a U.S. national who was released from prison in Venezuela, at the White House in Washington DC, Trump gave the latest update on the summit between him and Kim Jong Un.

"I think there's a lot of goodwill², I think people want to see if we can get the meeting and get something done. If we got that done and if we can be successful in the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, it would be a great thing for North Korea, would be a great thing for South Korea, it would be great for Japan and great for the world, great for the United States, great for China. A lot of people are working on it. It's moving along very nicely. So we're looking at June 12th in Singapore - that hasn't changed and it's moving along pretty well," said Trump.

On Thursday, Trump sent a letter to Kim, saying that he was cancelling the meeting in Singapore, which was scheduled to take place on June 12th, citing what he described as "open hostility³" from the DPRK.

But he reversed course just one day after the announcement.

Trump's remarks on Sunday came shortly after Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday held their second meeting in less than a month, following their historic inter-Korean summit in April.

Speaking in a televised speech on Sunday, Moon Jae-in described his second summit with Kim, held in the truce⁴ village of Panmunjom on the DPRK side, as a meeting between old friends.

Moon, who met with Trump earlier in the week in Washington DC, said both the DPRK and the US would like to see the Singapore meeting materialize.

"As both Chairman (of the Workers' Party of Korea) Kim and President Trump have wholeheartedly wished for the success of the DPRK-U.S. summit, I stress that both countries should dispel⁵ possible misunderstandings via direct dialogues, and have sufficient working-level talks over agenda that needs to be agreed upon at the summit between the two leaders," said Moon.

President Moon said Trump is willing to end his country's hostile relations with the DPRK and build economic cooperation if Kim agrees to complete denuclearization.

He added that Kim also expressed his determination to push forward the peace process on the Korean Peninsula.

"Chairman Kim Jong Un made clear his commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula once again after April's inter-Korean summit in Panmunjom. He also expressed his willingness to end the history of war and conflict, and cooperate for peace and prosperity in his country," said Moon.

Many South Korean have expressed relief after hearing about the surprise meeting between Kim and Moon.

"The citizens of South Korea were concerned about Trump's decision to cancel the DPRK-US summit. Fortunately, I think President Moon successfully alleviated⁶ the tension between the US and the DPRK by promptly⁷ holding the inter-Korea summit on Saturday," said Seoul citizen Park Jin.

"I was worried about the fickle⁸ and inconsistent atmosphere for the DPRK-US summit. I came to Seoul and was very surprised and delighted by the unexpected inter-Korean summit that was held on Saturday. I hope the summit works out well," said another Seoul citizen Ha Sung-jeom.

To continue the momentum⁹ of dialogue, the DPRK and South Korea have agreed to hold high-level talks on June 1st, followed by talks between their military officials.

Last Thursday, the DPRK dismantled¹⁰ its nuclear test site by blowing up its three tunnels.

Journalists from China, Russia, the United States, South Korea and Britain were invited to witness the process.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

3 hostility   

n.敌对，敌意；抵制［pl.］交战，战争

参考例句：

• There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
• His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。

4 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

5 dispel   

vt.驱走，驱散，消除

参考例句：

• I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.我试图消除她的疑虑，但没有成功。
• We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解。

6 alleviated   

减轻，缓解，缓和( alleviate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It is always completely alleviated by total gastrectomy. 全胃切除永远完全缓解症状。
• Toxicity problem in manufacturing and storage might be alleviated by coating beryllium with aluminum. 但如果用铝包覆铍，则可避免加工过程中及储存期间的中毒问题。

7 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

8 fickle   

adj.(爱情或友谊上)易变的，不坚定的

参考例句：

• Fluctuating prices usually base on a fickle public's demand.物价的波动往往是由于群众需求的不稳定而引起的。
• The weather is so fickle in summer.夏日的天气如此多变。

9 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

10 dismantled   

拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 )； 拆卸； 废除； 取消

参考例句：

• The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。
• The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。