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Trump says North Korea's Kim sent 'very beautiful letter'; new meeting possible

Trump says North Korea's Kim sent 'very beautiful letter'; new meeting possible

Trump-Kim meeting in Singapore

President DonaldTrumpsaid on Friday he has received a "very beautiful letter" on Thursday from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and added that he could have another meeting with him.

Speaking to reporters,Trumpdid not say when such a meeting would take place. North Korea has been testing missiles despite a June 30 meeting betweenTrumpand Kim at which the two agreed to revive stalled working-level talks, which have yet to resume.

Trumpand Kim have met three times since last year to discuss ways to resolve a crisis over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, but progress has been scant on Washington's aim of getting the North Korea leader to give up his weapons.

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The recent missile tests have raised questions about the future of dialogue. Pyongyang has warned of a possible end to its freeze of nuclear and long-range missile tests in place since 2017.Trumphas repeatedly pointed to that freeze as evidence of the success of more than a year of engagement with Kim.

Keen to tout his North Korea policy as a success ahead of his 2020 reelection bid,Trumphas sought to play down the missile launches, saying they do not violate Kim's pledge to forego nuclear and long-range tests.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was hopeful talks would resume in coming and that the US side was planning for negotiations in a couple of weeks.

A summit betweenTrumpand Kim in Hanoi in February collapsed over a failure to narrow differences over US demands for North Korea to give up all of its nuclear weapons and Pyongyang's demands for relief from punishing sanctions.