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Trump says North Korea leader “so happy” to see him

U.S. President reiterates lack of nuclear and missile tests as sign of progress

This story has been updated to include additional comments from China's Foreign Ministry. 

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was "so happy" to see him during a brief meeting at Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the Korean Peninsula in late June.

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