Trump agrees to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in May

President: ‘Great progress being made, but sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached’

South Korean national security director Chung Eui-yong, center, accompanied by intelligence chief Suh Hoon, left, speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 8, 2018. President Donald Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the ... more >

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Thursday, March 8, 2018

President Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by May for historic talks on denuclearization, a senior South Korean official announced Thursday night.

South Korean National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong told reporters at the White House that Mr. Kim conveyed the invitation for a meeting with Mr. Trump after breakthrough talks this week between the North and South in Pyongyang.

Mr. Trump called the development “great progress” but vowed that the U.S. would not lift sanctions on North Koreawhile diplomacy is under way.

Mr. Chung said the North Korean leader “expressed his eagerness to meet President Trump as soon as possible.”