Donald Trump cautious on N Korea nuclear disarmament talks

Donald Trump has reacted cautiously to the news that North Korea is willing to talk about giving up its nuclear weapons if it did not feel threatened. The US president said the statements coming out of South Korea and North Korea have been very positive, but also said it might be a "false hope". 

South Korea had earlier said the subject was raised when its officials met the North's leader, Kim Jong-un. Seoul said Mr Kim was also open to US talks and would pause weapons testing. However previous talks with North Korea have come to nothing, and some US and South Korean officials have suggested the North may be trying to buy



time to develop weapons programmes and to seek relief from biting sanctions. There has also been no immediate comment from Pyongyang itself.

Further news that the leaders of North and South Korea have also agreed to meet at a summit next month, came via the leader of the South's delegation, Chung Eui-Yong. It would be the first such meeting for more than a decade and the first since Kim Jong-un took power in North Korea.Speaking to reporters at Washington's Oval Office, Yong said, the statements coming out of South Korea and North Korea have been very positive. That would be a great thing for the world.