Korean talks could fail or bring greatest deal: Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday his planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could fizzle without an agreement or it could result in "the greatest deal for the world" to ease nuclear tensions between the two countries.
"I may leave fast" if progress does not seem possible, Trump said at a campaign rally for Republican congressional candidate Rick Saccone in Pennsylvania.
Trump said he believes the North wants to make peace and that, "I think it's time".
A time and place to meet has not yet been set, although the meeting is supposed to happen by the end of May.
Trump made the shocking decision on Thursday to meet with Kim after the North Korean leader's invitation was relayed by a South Korean delegation who visited the White House.
The move abruptly reversed decades of US policy aimed at preventing North Korea from developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
Earlier in Washington, Trump sought to rally international support for a potential summit, saying North Korea had agreed to not conduct another missile test until after proposed meetings had taken place.
"North Korea has not conducted a Missile Test since November 28, 2017 and has promised not to do so through our meetings. I believe they will honour that commitment!" Trump wrote on Twitter.
Trump's comments aligned with what a South Korean official stated on Thursday about the possible talks but the president's tweet made no mention of nuclear tests.
It was not immediately clear which meetings Trump was referring to or their timing.
The White House has been under fire for agreeing to talks and responded to the criticism on Friday by warning that no summit would occur unless Pyongyang took "concrete actions" over its nuclear programme.
Some US officials and experts worry North Korea could buy time to build up and refine its nuclear arsenal if it drags out talks with Washington.
Trump also took to Twitter on Saturday to characterise the leaders of China and Japan as supportive of the potential dialogue, yet did little to clear up confusion over the preconditions and timing of any talks. – Reuters