WASHINGTON — A cautious President Donald Trump spoke of possible progress Tuesday after South Korea announced that North Korea would halt nuclear weapons and missile tests and put its entire atomic arsenal up for discussion if the U.S. agrees to enter a negotiation. South Korea's national security advisor Chung Eui-yong announced the potential breakthrough, as well as plans for a landmark summit between North and South Korean leaders in the Demilitarized Zone this April. Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump hailed "possible progress" in breaking a nuclear deadlock with North Korea Tuesday, after Pyongyang floated the idea of abandoning its weapons in return for a US security guarantee. "For the first time in many years, a serious effort is being made by all parties concerned," Trump tweeted after a South Korean envoy returned from a landmark meeting in the North with Kim Jong Un. "The World is watching and waiting! May be false hope, but the U.S. is ready to go hard in either direction!”

There was no immediate comment from Pyongyang.
U.S. President Donald Trump tweets that possible progress is being made in talks with North Korea.