North Korea nuclear talks with US to resume in ‘two or three weeks’, says Donald Trump after meeting Kim Jong-un at border with the South

Negotiation teams will ‘start a process and we’ll see what happens’, Trump said after becoming first sitting American president to enter North

Kim told Trump he wanted to ‘move away from the past and maintain good relations in the future’ at historic meeting in the demilitarised zone

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US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the DMZ. Photo: AP

Published: 2:46pm, 30 Jun 2019Updated: 11:55am, 8 Jul 2019

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that teams from the US and North Korea would start meetings “over the next two or three weeks” for talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear programme, but said he was in no rush for a deal.

Negotiators will “start a process and we’ll see what happens”, Trump said after a historic meeting with the North’s leader Kim Jong-un in the demilitarised zone that divides the two Koreas.

Trump said after the meeting that sanctions would remain on North Korea, but he appeared to leave open the possibility of scaling them back as part of renewed talks, saying “at some point during the negotiation, things can happen”.

“We’re not looking for speed, we’re looking to get it right,” Trump told reporters. “Speed is not the object … We want to see if we can do a really comprehensive, good deal. [But] a lot has already come up.”

Trump described his meeting with Kim as “legendary”.

When they met, they shook hands over the demarcation line. Trump then stepped over it into North Korea after Kim invited him in.

US President Donald Trump stepping into North Korea on Sunday. Photo: AFP