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President Donald Trump said on Friday that he agreed with Kim Jong-un’s opposition to US-South Korea war games, after receiving what he called a “positive” letter from the North Korean leader.
“I got a very beautiful letter from Kim Jong-un yesterday,” Trump said. “It was a very positive letter.”
“He wasn’t happy with the war games,” Trump added, referring to new military exercises between US forces and the South Korean military that began this week.
“As you know, I’ve never liked it either. I’ve never been a fan. And you know why? I don’t like paying for it,” he said.
The president said he could have a third summit with Kim in the future. “I think we’ll have another meeting,” he said.




North Korea has been testing missiles despite a June 30 meeting between Trump and Kim at which the two agreed to revive stalled working-level talks, which have yet to resume.
Trump and Kim have met three times since last year to discuss ways to resolve a crisis over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes, but progress has been scant on Washington’s aim of getting the North Korea leader to give up his weapons.
The recent missile tests have raised questions about the future of dialogue. Pyongyang has warned of a possible end to its freeze of nuclear and long-range missile tests in place since 2017. Trump has repeatedly pointed to that freeze as evidence of the success of more than a year of engagement with Kim.
Kim won’t ‘disappoint me’ despite missile tests, Trump says
Keen to tout his North Korea policy as a success ahead of his 2020 re-election bid, Trump has sought to play down the missile launches, saying they do not violate Kim’s pledge to forgo nuclear and long-range tests.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that he was hopeful talks would resume in coming and that the US side was planning for negotiations in a couple of weeks.
A summit between Trump and Kim in Hanoi in February collapsed over a failure to narrow differences over US demands for North Korea to give up all of its nuclear weapons and Pyongyang’s demands for relief from punishing sanctions.
Additional reporting by Agence France-Presse


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Donald Trump gets ‘positive’ letter from North Korea, says he agrees with Kim Jong-un’s unhappiness at US-Seoul drill

A protester in Seoul carries a board during a rally to oppose a joint military exercise between South Korea and the US. Photo: AP

President Donald Trump with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: Reuters

Angry North Korea warns of more missile tests as Seoul begins joint drill with US

An Apache helicopter takes off from the US base Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, 70km south of Seoul, on Monday as South Korea and the United States kick off their joint military exercise. Photo: EPA

Protesters shout slogans while holding up placards to oppose planned joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. The both countries are preparing to hold their annual joint military exercises despite warnings from North Korea that the drills could derail the fragile nuclear diplomacy, Seoul's military said Friday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

People watch a TV showing a file footage of a North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. South Korea's military said North Korea fired unidentified projectiles twice Friday into the sea off its eastern coast in its third weapons tests in just over a week. The sign reads "North Korea fired unidentified projectiles." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A man watches a TV showing a file image of a North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. North Korea on Tuesday continued to ramp up its weapons demonstrations by firing unidentified projectiles twice into the sea while lashing out at the United States and South Korea for continuing their joint military exercises that the North says could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy. The sign reads "North Korea could seek a new road." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea has conducted three missile launches in eight days but Donald Trump says ‘no problem’

A screen grab image taken on Thursday shows a ballistic missile being launched from an unknown location in North Korea early on Wednesday. Photo: KCTV via AFP

This screen grab image taken from North Korean broadcaster KCTV on August 1, 2019 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) supervising the launch of a ballistic missile at an unknown location in North Korea early on July 31. - Kim "guided a test-fire of newly-developed large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system on July 31," state-run KCNA said. (Photo by Handout / KCTV / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / KCTV" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

People watch a television news screen showing an image of North Korea's test-fire of a new multiple rocket launcher, at a railway station in Seoul on August 1, 2019. - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test firing of a new multiple rocket launcher on July 31, state media said on August 1. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

This screen grab image taken from North Korean broadcaster KCTV on August 1, 2019 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watching the launch of a ballistic missile at an unknown location in North Korea early on July 31. - Kim "guided a test-fire of newly-developed large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system on July 31," state-run KCNA said. (Photo by Handout / KCTV / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / KCTV" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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The president said he agreed with Kim’s opposition to the war games because he doesn’t like paying for it



Donald Trump gets ‘positive’ letter from North Korea, says he agrees with Kim Jong-un’s unhappiness at US-Seoul drill

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Trump said he could have another meeting with the North Korean leader

The president said he agreed with Kim’s opposition to the war games because he doesn’t like paying for it