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Trump pulls out of North Korea summit - BBC News
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10:57Now PlayingUS President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
He said he had made the decision based on the "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent North Korean statement.
Mr Trump said it would be "inappropriate" to hold the summit as scheduled in Singapore on 12 June.
In a letter to Mr Kim, he said he was very much looking forward to meeting him "some day".
"I was very much looking forward to being there with you. Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have the long-planned meeting," Mr Trump said.
"You talk about your nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used," he added.
Mr Trump ended his letter by saying Mr Kim should call him if he changed his mind.
"The world, and North Korea in particular, has lost a great opportunity for lasting peace and great prosperity and wealth. This missed opportunity is a truly sad moment in history," he said.
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