NORTH KOREA TIMES DENUCLEARISATION

SEOUL : North Korea's Kim Jung Un has given his first time line for denuclearisation, aiming for the end of US President Donald Trump's first term, Seoul officials said on Thursday, prompting thanks from Trump who said they would ''get it done together''.

Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in Pyongyang on September 18-20 for a third summit and discuss ''practical measures'' towards denuclearisation, Moon's national security adviser, Chung Euiyong, said a day after meeting Kim.

The summit could provide renewed momentum to talks over denuclearisation between North Korea and the United states, after Trump cancelled a visit to Pyongyang by Secretary of state Mike Pompeo last month citing lack of progress.

Kim told south Korean officials his faith in trump was ''unchanged'' and that he wanted  denuclearisation of the  Korean peninsula and an end to hostile relations with the  United States before Trump's first term in office ends in early 2021, Chung said.

But there was no indication that Kim had offered concrete steps towards giving up his nuclear arsenal, something some US officials have said privately they doubt he is willing to do.

''He particularly emphasized that he has never said  anything negative about President Trump,''  Chung said.

Trump welcomed  Kim's remarks in a trademark tweet.

''Kim Jong Un of North Koea proclaims  ''unwavering faith in President Trump.'' Thank you to Chairman Kim. We will get it done together!'' Trump wrote.

Trump had previously hailed his landmark June 12 summit with Kim as a success and said the north korean nuclear threat was over, despite little evidence to aback that assertion.
[Reuters].