The Trump administration wants an agreement on North Korea denuclearization to be signed before any third U.S.-DPRK summit takes place, multiple informed sources confirmed to NK News on Monday.
Any such agreement would need to be worked out at working-levels, sources familiar with current administration thinking told NK News, an approach which, notably, clashes with South Korea's hopes that President Trump continue pursuing a "top-down" approach with Kim Jong Un.
The Trump administration wants an agreement on North Korea denuclearization to be signed before any third U.S.-DPRK summit takes place, multiple informed sources confirmed to NK News on Monday.
Any such agreement would need to be worked out at working-levels, sources familiar with current administration thinking told NK News, an approach which, notably, clashes with South Korea's hopes that President Trump continue pursuing a "top-down" approach with Kim Jong Un.
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