WASHINGTON: South Korea鈥檚 foreign minister says North Korea鈥檚 leader has 鈥済iven his word鈥� he鈥檚 committed to denuclearization, a prime condition for a potential summit with President Donald Trump in May.
Trump has agreed to what would be historic talks after South Korean officials relayed that Kim Jong Un was committed to ridding the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons and was willing to halt nuclear and missile tests.
North Korea hasn鈥檛 publicly confirmed the summit plans, and a meeting place isn鈥檛 known.
South Korea鈥檚 Kang Kyung-wha says Seoul has asked the North 鈥渢o indicate in clear terms the commitment to denuclearization鈥� and she says Kim鈥檚 鈥渃onveyed that commitment.鈥�
She tells CBS鈥� 鈥淔ace the Nation鈥� that 鈥渉e鈥檚 given his word鈥� and it鈥檚 鈥渢he first time that the words came directly鈥� from the North鈥檚 leader.