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WASHINGTON, June 30, (APP/AFP) – US President Donald
Trump and his South Korean counterpart held talks Thursday on how to halt North Korea’s nuclear drive, but remained at odds over whether to isolate or engage the Pyongyang regime.
Trump welcomed the newly-elected South Korean President Moon Jae-In
to the White House for a formal dinner that preceded the heavier lifting that was to come later in the evening during talks on what to do about their ongoing standoff with the North.
“We’re going to have tremendous discussions tonight,” Trump said at
the dinner, flanked by his wife Melania and by Moon, on his right. Seated next to Moon at the elegant, flower bedecked table was his wife, First Lady Kim Jung-soon.
Members of Trump’s cabinet and Korean delegation were also seated at
the elegant dinner table, which ran the length of the room.
Earlier on Thursday, Moon lobbied US leaders to back his policy of
engagement with North Korea, as the Trump administration vowed to increase
pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear program.