US hopes Korean summit will help lead to ‘future of peace’: WH

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(FILES)(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 9, 2018 comprising of a file picture from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on December 23, 2017 and released on December 24, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un during the 5th Conference of the Workers’ Party of Korea Cell Chairpersons and US President Donald Trump looking on during the National Prayer Breakfast at a hotel in Washington, DC on February 8, 2018./ AFP/

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s White House on Thursday voiced hope that a Korean summit would “achieve progress toward a future of peace,” just after the North’s leader Kim Jong Un took a historic step into the South ahead of talks with its president Moon Jae-in.

“We are hopeful that talks will achieve progress toward a future of peace and prosperity for the entire Korean Peninsula,” the White House said in a statement.

“The United States appreciates the close coordination with our ally, the Republic of Korea, and looks forward to continuing robust discussions in preparation for the planned meeting between President Donald J. Trump and Kim Jong Un in the coming weeks.”

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