Trump 'in no rush' to see Pyongyang give up nuclear weapons

US president pursues phone diplomacy to prepare for Kim summit

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U.S. President Donald Trump met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last year. 

YOSUKE ONCHI and TSUYOSHI NAGASAWA, Nikkei staff writers

SEOUL/WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday discussed inter-Korean economic cooperation with South Korean President Moon Jae-in ahead of his summit with Northern leader Kim Jong Un.

Trump also plans to speak with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday to confirm strategies for the meeting with Kim, scheduled for Feb. 27 and 28 in Vietnam.

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