特金会将继续进行

Will Trump¹-Kim Meeting Go Forward

The U.S. secretary of state will meet with a top North Korean official later this week to discuss a possible meeting between the leaders of the U.S. and North Korea.

The planned visit is the latest in a group of diplomatic moves among countries with ties to the issue of North Korea’s nuclear weapons.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with the vice² chairman of North Korea’s ruling party, Kim Yong Chol. Kim is also a former intelligence chief for the North. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reports that Kim is expected to travel to New York City on Wednesday.

The development followed President Donald Trump’s tweet early Tuesday. The president noted³ Kim Yong Chol’s visit, calling it a “solid response” to his letter. Trump was referring to a letter he sent last week to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cancelling a planned meeting in Singapore on June 12. The meeting had been scheduled to permit Trump and Kim to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

On, off, on?

After Trump canceled the meeting, North Korean state media have reported on Kim’s “fixed will” that the summit with Trump go forward. And now, the Trump administration says preparations for the summit are continuing.

The White House press secretary said officials from both sides held talks Sunday in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, “They plan to have additional meetings this week” at the border area of Panmunjom.

She added that the “U.S. continues to actively⁴ prepare” for the Trump-Kim summit.

Trump tweeted, “We have put a great team together for our talks with North Korea. Meetings are currently taking place concerning Summit, and more.”

The Trump administration said that U.S. officials traveled to Singapore on Sunday to plan for the previously⁵ planned leaders meeting.

South Korean leader to meet with Trump and Kim?

The government of South Korean President Moon Jae-in also may be seeking to meet with the U.S. president and North Korean leader in Singapore. A government official in Seoul raised the possibility on Monday.

The suggestion follows a surprise meeting between the South Korean president and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Moon said Kim is still committed to “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea requested the meeting between Kim and Moon after the cancellation⁶ of the U.S.-North Korea summit.

Developments after a weekend of diplomacy⁷

In another development, Trump plans to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The two leaders spoke⁸ by telephone on Monday.

In a statement, the administration said the two leaders share the desire to seek the “complete and permanent dismantlement⁹ of North Korea’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, and ballistic missile programs.”

U.S. spokeswoman Sanders said Trump will meet with Abe at the White House on June 7.

Both leaders are to attend the Group of Seven Economic meeting in Canada on June 8 and 9.

On Saturday, Abe traveled to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The leaders discussed four islands in the Pacific that Russia occupies but are claimed by Japan.

The dispute over the islands has prevented Japan and Russia from formally signing a peace treaty ending World War II.

I’m Mario Ritter.

Words in This Story

denuclearization - v. to remove nuclear weapons from a country or place

demilitarized zone –n. an area where soldiers and weapons are banned

dismantlement –n. the process of taking something apart in an orderly way

sanction - n. a measure designed to punish a country for failure to obey international laws or rules

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

4 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

5 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

6 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

7 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

9 dismantlement   

拆卸，拆除的行动或状态

参考例句：

• All construction, dismantlement and reinstatement works shall be completed before May2006. 所有建造、卸及修复工程均须在二零零六年五月前完成。
• The law stipulates modes for company merger, dismantlement, bankruptcy, dissolution and liquidation. 该法规定了公司合并、分立、破产、解散和清算的方式。