Donald Trump warns Kim with 'decimation' if deal not reached

Trump also assured that Kim will remain in power if he agrees to denuclearise the Korean peninsula. 

"They've been negotiating like nothing happened,"  Trump was quoted as saying by CNN about North Korea.

"If the meeting happens, it happens. And if it doesn't, we go on to the next step," Trump said. "We may have the meeting. We may not have the meeting. If we don't have it, that will be very interesting. ... We'll see what happens."

Trump said in case of North Korea the so-called "Libya model" for denuclearisation is not being pursued.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi agreed to give up his nuclear programme  in 2003 but he was later that year killed by western-backed rebels.   

The suggestion on the model was given by US national security adviser John Bolton, media reports said.

The suggestion had prompted alarm in North Korea.

He said the deal his government has been thinking about Kim Jong-un would be "something where he'd be there, he'd be in his country, he'd be running his country, his country would be very rich."

Meanwhile,  North Korea this week threatened to cancel the upcoming talk between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump if the latter unilaterally insists the former gives up nuclear weapons, media reports said on Wednesday.

Kim and Trump are scheduled to  meet in Singapore on June 12.

Improvement in relationship in recent times:

Relationship between South and North Korea seemed to have improved in recent times with Kim Jong un meeting South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Panmunjom peace village on Apr 27.

The neighbouring leaders shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line grabbed attention all over the world.

US, Trump and North Korea:

2017 witnessed US President Donald Trump slamming North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as the Asian nation continued to conduct several of its missile tests, teasing world peace and tranquillity and often threatening to trigger a war.

Situation became far tensed when North Korea tested an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) that it said was capable of striking US mainland.

The United Nations Security Council imposed strong new sanctions against the Asian nation after its Nov 29 launch of a nuclear-capable weapon.

Trump and North Korea continued to exchange barbs earlier this year too.

Fresh development in the relationship between North Korea, South Korea and the US began recently when a North Korean delegation was invited to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Trump and Kim agreed to meet on June 12, signalling improved relationship between the two nations.

Three United States nationals were also released by North Korea this month.

The move was appreciated by the United Nations.

The release of three United States nationals by North Korea is “another important building block” towards peace, said a United Nations human rights expert on Thursday, while urging the release of six South Korean nationals who are still being held.

In a statement reacting to the release of the US citizens, Tomás Ojea Quintana, the UN expert on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said that he had “consistently advocated for the release of these foreign detainees, who were reportedly under arbitrary detention and prevented from enjoying their basic freedoms.”

“I welcome this important decision of the DPRK Government,” the Special Rapporteur continued, “which I hope will offer an opportunity to further address human rights and humanitarian concerns,” he added.

Kim Sang-duk, known as “Tony Kim”, Kim Hak Song and Kim Dong-chul were among several foreign nationals arrested in recent years in the country.