North Korea, US speed up summit preparations - Yonhap

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Yonhap, South Korea’s state-run news agency, reports updates on the upcoming US-North Korea June 21^st Summit.

Key Highlights:

“A hectic round of working-level discussions between North Korea and the United States is underway in Korea and Singapore.

Raising the prospect of their leaders holding an unprecedented bilateral summit next month.

.Kim Yong-chol, a top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is also on his way to New York for a meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, an event expected to decide the fate of the Singapore summit originally slated for June 12.”

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Dhwani Mehta

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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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