North Korea–United States summit

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed CIA Director Mike Pompeo met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier this month ahead of a widely anticipated summit between the president and the dictator.

South Korea is seeking to open discussions about formally declaring an end to the war with the nuclear-armed North at a rare inter-Korean summit next week, officials said April 18.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has acknowledged the prospect of talks with the U.S., state media reported on April 10, in his first official mention of dialogue with Washington ahead of a planned summit with President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he planned to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month or in early June and hoped the discussions would ultimately lead to an end of the North's nuclear weapons program.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on March 30 that he would explain Japan's stance on the North Korean abduction of Japanese citizens in a meeting with Donald Trump, ahead of the U.S. president's planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

North and South Korea will hold their first summit in more than a decade on April 27, South Korean officials said on March 29, after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearization as tensions ease between the old foes.