Days before summit, Trump raises prospect of easing North Korea sanctions


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Feb 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves from a train in Beijing, China, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 10, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS

WASHINGTON/HANOI (Reuters) - A week before a second summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, U.S. President Donald Trump held out the prospect of an easing of tough sanctions on the country, but only if it does "something that's meaningful" on denuclearisation.

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, Trump also said he expects to meet with Kim again after their Feb. 27-28 summit in Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital.

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