NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [4-30-18] that he would like to meet North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, at the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea, declaring that if their rendezvous is a success, ‘there’s a great celebration to be had on the site.’ In a tone that mixed ebullience about his coming diplomacy and playfulness about speculation where the meeting will be held, Mr. Trump said the two sides had narrowed the choice for a site to a handful of places. Those included Singapore and the Peace House in the South Korean border town of Panmunjom, where the leaders of the two Koreas met last week. Mr. Trump continued to raise expectations for his own meeting with Mr. Kim, which is scheduled for late May or early June. And the president dismissed suggestions that ripping up the Iran nuclear deal, as many believe he will do as early as May 12, would jeopardize the prospects for an agreement with North Korea to surrender its nuclear weapons program.”
-Mark Landler, “Trump Indicates Willingness to Meet North Korean Leader in the DMZ,” The New York Times online, April 30, 2018