U.S. President Donald Trump says a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place as planned in Singapore on June 12.
美国总统川普表示，与朝鲜领导人金正恩的会晤将按计划于6月12日在新加坡举行。

The announcement reversed an earlier decision from Trump to cancel the meeting on the North's nuclear program.
这一消息推翻了川普之前取消就朝鲜核项目举行会晤的决定。

The president spoke after meeting for more than an hour with Kim Yong Chol who delivered a personal letter from the North Korean leader. Kim is the vice chairman of the North Korean ruling party's central committee and a former intelligence chief.
川普在会见金英哲超过一个小时之后发表了上述讲话，后者还带来了一封来自朝鲜领导人的私人信件。金英哲是朝鲜执政党中央委员会副委员长以及前情报首长。

The president told reporters "we're going to deal." He said it was likely that more than one meeting would be necessary. He added, "I think you're going to have a very positive result in the end. We will see what we will see."
川普对记者表示：“我们会达成协议。”他说可能需要举行不止一次会议。他补充说：“我认为大家最终会看到一个非常积极的结果，我们等等看。”

When asked about the letter from Kim, Trump called it a "very nice letter" but said he had not read it. He added with a smile, "I may be in for a big surprise, folks."
当被问到金正恩的来信时，川普称这是一封非常友好的信件，但是声称他还没看。他笑着补充说：“伙计们，我也许会很惊喜。”

The president said the U.S. government would not put in place any new sanctions while talks were taking place. He said signing a document officially ending the Korean War could be discussed at the upcoming meeting.
川普表示美国政府不会在谈判进行期间施加任何新的制裁。他说，在即将举行的这次会议上，可能会签署文件正式结束朝鲜战争。

Trump also said the two did not talk about human rights. And he believed Chinese President Xi Jinping supported the talks.
川普还表示，两人没有谈到人权。而且他认为中国国家主席支持这次会谈。

Trump said he believed Kim Jong Un would agree to denuclearization. However, questions remain about what a deal on the North's nuclear weapons would look like.
川普称他相信金正恩会同意无核化。然而，就朝鲜核武器会达成什么样的协议仍然存在疑问。

Kim is the highest-ranking North Korean official to visit the U.S. in about 18 years. On Thursday, Kim met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who also attended the meeting at the White House.
金英哲是最近18年来访问美国的朝鲜最高级别官员。金英哲周四会见了美国国务卿蓬佩奥，后者同样出席了这次白宫会议。

I'm Mario Ritter.
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U.S. President Donald Trump says a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place as planned in Singapore on June 12.

The announcement reversed an earlier decision from Trump to cancel the meeting on the North's nuclear program.

The president spoke after meeting for more than an hour with Kim Yong Chol who delivered a personal letter from the North Korean leader. Kim is the vice chairman of the North Korean ruling party's central committee and a former intelligence chief.

President Donald Trump talks with Kim Yong Chol, left, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides, after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The president told reporters "we're going to deal." He said it was likely that more than one meeting would be necessary. He added, "I think you're going to have a very positive result in the end. We will see what we will see."

When asked about the letter from Kim, Trump called it a "very nice letter" but said he had not read it. He added with a smile, "I may be in for a big surprise, folks."

The president said the U.S. government would not put in place any new sanctions while talks were taking place. He said signing a document officially ending the Korean War could be discussed at the upcoming meeting.

Trump also said the two did not talk about human rights. And he believed Chinese President Xi Jinping supported the talks.

Trump said he believed Kim Jong Un would agree to denuclearization. However, questions remain about what a deal on the North's nuclear weapons would look like.

Kim is the highest-ranking North Korean official to visit the U.S. in about 18 years. On Thursday, Kim met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who also attended the meeting at the White House.

I'm Mario Ritter.

Mario Ritter adapted this story for Learning English based on VOA and AP news reports. Hai Do was the editor.

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