NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Trump considers a second summit meeting with Kim Jong-un, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea called Tuesday [9-11-18] for both leaders to make ‘bold decisions’ that will keep the process of North Korean denuclearization moving forward. The White House revealed on Monday [9-10-18] that Mr. Trump had received a letter from Mr. Kim, the North Korean leader, asking for a second meeting to follow up on their summit in June. It was Mr. Kim’s fourth letter to Mr. Trump this year, as the two leaders appeared to cultivate personal ties unthinkable last year, when they exchanged personal insults and nuclear threats. The White House said it was already looking at scheduling a second summit…The news was an encouraging signal for Mr. Moon, who has called on Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim to resuscitate the stalled dialogue between their governments. Mr. Moon and many South Koreans hope that Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim will use their personal chemistry to end the North’s nuclear weapons program and bring lasting peace to the Korean Peninsula.”
-Choe Sang-Hun, “South Korean Leader Urges ‘Bold Decisions’ on North’s Denuclearization,” The New York Times online, September 11, 2018