There have been unconfirmed reports that Kim is not in good health. The rumours started doing the rounds after he missed the April 15 commemoration of the 108th birthday of his grandfather
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"The idea that we are somehow exerting maximum pressure on North Korea is just unfortunately not true," he said
China and Russia made the proposals 16 days before Kim's end-of-December deadline for the US to come up with new proposals to revive nuclear diplomacy
Pyongyang has said that if Washington fails to make it an acceptable offer, it will adopt a so-far-unspecified 'new way'
In recent weeks North Korea has carried out a series of tests of short-range missiles
In April, North Korea demanded President Donald Trump remove Pompeo from the nuclear negotiations
The change will affect tens of thousands of people from visa waiver countries who have gone to the North as tourists or for other purposes in recent years
Trump is due to arrive in South Korea later on Saturday
North Korea has rebuffed most outreach efforts by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo
Trump tweeted that North Korea had tested "some small weapons" that had "disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me."
Trump abruptly ended his second summit with Kim after the president said the Kim had asked for all US sanctions to be lifted in exchange for the dismantling of North Korea's main nuclear facility
No agreement was reached at this time, but their respective teams look forward to meeting in the future, White House said
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said the US asked Kim 'to do more. He was unprepared to do that'
The remarks come a week before a planned meeting between US Secy of State Mike Pompeo and N Korean official Kim Yong Chol to discuss details of a potential 2nd summit between Kim and Donald Trump
The newspaper elucidated that the people of South Korea and Koreans living in the US held gatherings to call for the end of the Korean War
He also said Washington took very seriously any relaxation of UN sanctions, calling out Russia for possibly violating a UN resolution by issuing work visas to North Korean workers
It was uncertain whether Pompeo would meet with Kim Jong Un as he did on his previous trips before heading later in the day for Tokyo
The key difference from Beijing in 1972: After any summit, North Korea will remain a weak client state
White House principal deputy secretary Raj Shah said no arrangement between Trump and Kim was being "ruled out," including having dictator visit the White House