"We hope to see a meaningful verifiable step toward the denuclearization of North Korea," she added, noting this was the third meeting between Kim and the South's Moon Jae-in
Kim Jong Un. Pic/AFP
The United States expressed hope Wednesday that a summit between North and South Korea in Pyongyang would lead to "meaningful verifiable" denuclearisation on the peninsula.
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"It represents in our view a historic opportunity for Chairman Kim (Jong Un) to follow through his commitment that he made to President (Donald) Trump" in Singapore in June, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said.
"We hope to see a meaningful verifiable step toward the denuclearization of North Korea," she added, noting this was the third meeting between Kim and the South's Moon Jae-in.
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