国际英语资讯:U.S. President Trump, DPRK leader Kim meet in Panmunjom, pledge to restart talks_时事

国际英语资讯:U.S. President Trump, DPRK leader Kim meet in Panmunjom, pledge to restart talks

Kim and Trump walked into the Freedom House, a South Korean building in Panmunjom, for the 50-minute closed-door meeting.

Before the one-on-one meeting, Trump sat with Kim in front of reporters, with U.S. and DPRK national flags standing on the background, saying that it was a "great honor" to have become the first sitting U.S. president to step into the DPRK.

The DPRK leader said the handshake of peace with the U.S. president represented a difference in relations between the two countries, which had long been hostile in the past. Trump thanked Kim for accepting his invitation.

Trump invited Kim to meet through his Twitter message Saturday, saying at a press conference in Japan that he would feel comfortable stepping over into the DPRK if Kim showed up.

After the face-to-face meeting between Trump and Kim, the three leaders walked out of the Freedom House together, then Trump and Moon bade farewell to Kim.

Trump told reporters that the United States and the DPRK would set up teams, with the U.S. team led by Stephen Biegun, special representative for the DPRK affairs, to resume the stalled denuclearization talks in two to three weeks.

Trump said he hoped for a comprehensive deal between Pyongyang and Washington, but he noted that "speed is not the object" as both sides looked to "get it right."

Regarding the sanctions against Pyongyang, Trump opened a possibility for the scaling back of the sanctions, saying it can happen "at some point during the negotiation."