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This once bright relationship has actually now turned sour.
North Korea has marked the two-year anniversary of the very first top between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump by questioning the requirement to keep “holding hands” with the US.
The remarks are a snub to Mr Trump, who has promoted his relationship with Pyongyang as one of the key successes of his presidency.
Relations between both countries had actually considerably enhanced in the lead up to historic talks in Singapore in2018
However little development has actually been made.
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Son-gwon said the wish for an enhanced relationship “which was high in the air under the worldwide spotlight two years ago – has actually now been moved into anguish”.
” Even a slim ray of optimism for peace and prosperity on the Korean peninsula has vanished into a dark headache,” he said, in remarks carried by state news agency KCNA.
He also appeared to take a dig at Mr Trump, who is running for re-el