North Korea Says Little Reason To Maintain Kim-Trump Ties: State Media

North Korea considers it unhelpful to maintain a personal relationship between leader Kim Jong Un and United States President Donald Trump if Washington sticks to hostile policies, state media reported Friday, the second anniversary of the first summit of the leaders.

US policies prove that Washington remains a long-term threat to the state of North Korea and its people, and North Korea will develop more reliable military forces to counter that threat, Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon said in a statement issued by the state news agency KCNA.

Trump and Kim exchanged insults and threats during 2017 when North Korea made great strides in its nuclear and missile program, and the United States responded by leading an international effort to tighten sanctions.

Relations improved significantly around the Singapore summit in June 2018, the first time a sitting U.S. president met with a North Korean leader, but the statement that came out of the meeting was light on details.

A second summit in February 2019 in Vietnam failed to reach an agreement due to conflicts over US calls. USA For North Korea to completely abandon its nuclear weapons, and North Korea's demands for rapid relief from sanctions.

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