WASHINGTON — North Korea’s government has communicated with the United States to say that leader Kim Jong Un is ready to discuss his nuclear weapons program with President Donald Trump, officials said Sunday, increasing the likelihood that the unprecedented summit will actually occur. A Trump administration official on Sunday said that the U.S. had “confirmed that Kim Jong Un is willing to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula?.” A second official said that confirmation had come through direct contact between American and North Korean officials. "What has become clear in the last couple weeks, is that although China has not publicly supported tough sanctions against North Korea, "In practice, the oil and gas they supply, and other support, has dried up completely. The North Koreans are pushing to have the meeting in their capital, Pyongyang, but it remains unclear whether the White House would be willing to hold the talks there.
The United States says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has indicated willingness to discuss denuclearisation.