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Trump made the remarks at a joint press briefing in the White
House with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Trump said that Kim's personal letter to him was a very warm and
nice one, and that he appreciated it very much.
The US president also said he would like to see the
normalization of bilateral ties once the mutual concerns are solved.
Speaking of the US "maximum pressure" campaign against
the DPRK, Trump said he would not use the term now. Whether he will re-use it
in the future depends on the negotiations, and the US campaign has not
changed.
He added that he is totally and fully prepared to walk away from
the Singapore meeting if it does not go well, as he did to the historic Iran
nuclear deal.
"But I hope it won't be necessary," he added.
Trump said it's possible they will use next week's meeting to
sign an agreement to end the conflict. The 1950-53 Korean War ended in
armistice, leaving the two sides technically at war.
"As you know, that would be the first step but it's what
happens after the agreement that really is the big point," he said.
"Normalizing relations is something that I would expect to do, I would
hope to do when everything is complete."
For his part, Abe said he sincerely hopes the Singapore meeting
between Trump and Kim could be a success.
The highly anticipated summit in Singapore is five days away as
the two sides try to reach a deal on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear weapons
program in exchange for security guarantees.
Trump and Kim are slated to meet at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa
Island at 9 a.m. June 12.
Trump said US and DPRK officials are "working very
hard" in Singapore to prepare for the summit.
"It's all going along very fine and I hope it continues on
this track," he said. "If it does, the world will be a very happy
place."
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