U.S.-North Korea Summit To Go On As Planned: Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump told reporters on Friday that the summit with North Korea planned for June 12 will be happening after all.

"You're going to have a very positive result in the end. It will ultimately be a successful process," Trump told reporters. "I think we're going to have a relationship and it's going to start on June 12."

Trump added that sanctions on North Korea would remain but he would not add any new ones while talks are ongoing.

The comments come the same day Trump welcomed a top North Korean official and former spy chief to the White House, the first such visit in 18 years, The Washington Post reports. The official, Kim Yong Chol, delivered a letter to Trump on behalf of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Trump announced last month that he was canceling the summit scheduled to take place in Singapore between the two countries. However, both sides continued to negotiate.

According to the Post, Kim Yong Chol was greeted by chief of staff John Kelly and a CIA official before being led into the Oval Office.

Read more at The Washington Post.

Photo: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly walks along the Colonnade toward the Oval Office with Kim Yong Chol, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides, as he arrives at the White House on June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. Both Trump and Kim Yong Chol are trying to salvage a recently canceled historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un scheduled for June 12. Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images News/Getty Images