SEOUL’S GOAL: South Korean foreign minister affirms “a complete dismantlement of the North’s nuclear program” is the shared South Korean and American goal. South Korea and the U.S. are preparing for denuclearization talks with North Korea. The foreign minister also said there will be a “trilateral” Japan-China-South Korea summit in May “to strengthen the peace momentum.”

You can find the diplomatic background here. The article includes a 2017-2018 Trump Administration denuclearization diplomacy timeline.