South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump¹ on Sunday pledged to work closely to ensure the success of the planned Trump-Kim summit in a phone conversation.

 

韩国总统文在寅与美国总统特朗普周日在电话交谈中承诺将紧密合作确保计划的特金会成功举行。

 

The two leaders have exchanged their point of views on the recent responses from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) when they held talks via telephone for 20 minutes, according to Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea's presiential office.

 

Both leaders have decided² to work closely and unswervingly for the successful U.S.-DPRK summit slated³ on June 12, as well as the upcoming meeting between Moon and Trump, said the office.

 

Moon is scheduled to visit Washington next week to hold a meeting with President Trump in a bid to help the upcoming summit between the DPRK and the United States become a success. 

 

The Moon-Trump summit is anticipated to serve as a bridge to lead to a successful DPRK-U.S. summit, the presidential National Security Office said on Friday.

 

On Wednesday, Pyongyang said it may reconsider the scheduled U.S.-DPR Ksummit because of extremely provocative⁴ remarks made by American officials. 

 

Kim Kye Gwan, the DPRK first vice⁵ foreign minister said in a statement that the Trump administration must show sincerity⁶ in its desire to meet with the DPRK to improve bilateral⁷ relations.

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