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This combination of two file photos show U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the North Korean leader and will meet with Kim by May, a top South Korean official said Thursday, March 8, 2018, in a remarkable turnaround in relations between two historic adversaries. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E, File)

Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un to meet to discuss denuclearization

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

North Korean defector Kim Moon Hyuk, center, reads a letter of gratitude to Cab Calloway students Sophie Mirotznik, from left, Emma Miller, Angela Yu, Cecilia Tadlock, Sachi Shetty, and other members of local humanitarian club P4 who helped fun the boy's safe transfer to South Korea during a meeting of the two in Wilmington. (Jerry Habraken /The News Journal via AP)

3 North Korean defectors visit Delaware to express thanks

By MARGIE FISHMAN - Associated Press

In this Dec. 3, 2015, photo, village elder Kim Ri Jun digs up a burlap sack which he claims contains the remains belonging to a soldier who fought in the Korean War from a burial site on Ryongyon-ri hill in Kujang county, North Korea. Nearly 7,800 U.S. troops remain unaccounted for from the Korean War. About 5,300 were lost in North Korea. More than six decades after they died for their country, the repatriation of the remains of thousands of U.S. troops missing in action and presumed dead from the Korean War may finally get a boost now that U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to hold the first-ever summit between their two countries. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Trump, Kim summit may boost recovery of US Korea War remains

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, a visitor walks by a TV screen showing file footages of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. The rival Koreas started on Thursday, April 5, 2018, preparatory talks to set up a summit later this month between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in amid a global diplomatic push to resolve tensions over the North's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man. File)

Koreas holds preparatory talks to set up Kim-Moon summit

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Illustration on John Bolton's pressing agenda by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

An agenda for John Bolton

By Jed Babbin

President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a joint news conference at the Akasaka Palace, in Tokyo. Prime Minister Abe has announced plans to visit the U.S. from April 17-20, 2018, to discuss North Korea with President Trump ahead of expected summits between the North and the U.S. and South Korea. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Shinzo Abe, Donald Trump meeting reflects Japan’s North Korea fears

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Dec. 5, 2017, file photo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., waits to speak during a meeting of the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. Sen. Warren says chaos in the Trump administration is harming its ability to formulate coherent policy toward North Korea’s nuclear program and other important issues in Asia. Vacancies in the foreign service are undermining Washington’s ability to advance U.S interests, Warren told reporters in Beijing on Saturday, March 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Sen. Warren says administration ‘chaos’ harming Asia policy

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

South Korean popular girl band Red Velvet poses while speaking before leaving for North Korea at the Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 31, 2018. A South Korean artistic group including some of the country's biggest pop singers has departed for North Korea for rare performances highlighting the recent warming of ties between the war-separated rivals. (AP Photo/Ahn Youg-joon)

K-Pop time: South Koreans fly to North for rare concerts

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, left, shakes hands with North Korean delegation head Ri Son Gwon after their meeting at the northern side of the Panmunjom Thursday, March 29, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a border village on April 27, the South announced Thursday after the nations agreed on a rare summit that could prove significant in global efforts to resolve a decades-long standoff over the North's nuclear program. (Korea Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Japan mum on prospects for summit with N. Korea

Associated Press

South Korean soldiers stand as vehicles carrying a South Korean delegation pass the Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, March 29, 2018. The delegation led by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon will hold a high-level talks with North Korea at the northern side of the Panmunjom. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in, North and South Korea leaders, to meet April 27 in historic summit

By Lee Jin-man and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

In this March 26, 2018, photo provided March 28, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, rear right, are greeted on arrival at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. North Korea's leader Kim and his Chinese counterpart Xi sought to portray strong ties between the long-time allies despite a recent chill as both countries on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, confirmed Kim's secret trip to Beijing this week. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim family has made denuclearization vows in China before

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

How North Korea flouts international sanctions

By Lamont Colucci

South Korean soldiers wait for vehicles carrying a South Korean delegation at Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, March 29, 2018. The delegation led by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon will hold a high-level talks with North Korea at the northern side of the Panmunjom. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Rival Korean leaders to meet April 27 in historic summit

By LEE JIN-MAN and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this image taken from video footage run Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China's CCTV via AP Video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, center right, and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a photo at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. North Korea's leader Kim and his Chinese counterpart Xi sought to portray strong ties between the neighbors and long-time allies despite a recent chill, as both countries on Wednesday confirmed Kim's secret trip to Beijing this week. (CCTV via AP Video)

The Latest: North’s TV reports on Kim meeting without images

Associated Press

In this image taken from video footage run Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China's CCTV via AP Video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, China. The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea's reclusive leader Kim went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi in his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011. The official Xinhua News Agency said Kim made an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday. (CCTV via AP Video)

Kim, Xi portray strong ties after NKorea leader’s China trip

By GILLIAN WONG and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 27, 2008, file photo from television, the 60-foot-tall cooling tower, which was later dismantled, is seen at the main Yongbyon nuclear reactor complex in Yongbyon, North Korea. Increased activity at the Yongbyon North Korean nuclear site has once again caught the attention of analysts and renewed concerns about the complexities of denuclearization talks as President Donald Trump prepares for a summit with Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/APTN, File)

North Korean nuclear site more active ahead of Kim meetings

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 27, 2018 file photo, A man watches a TV screen showing file footages of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. Increased activity at a North Korean nuclear site has once again caught the attention of analysts and renewed concerns about the complexities of denuclearization talks as President Donald Trump prepares for a summit with Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Trump is hopeful, but some skeptical ahead of US-NK talks

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this photo provided Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China's Xinhua News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, China. The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea's reclusive leader Kim went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi in his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011. The official Xinhua News Agency said Kim made an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday.(Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)

Kim Jong-un China visit confirmed by Beijing, South Korea says

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Heavily armed police guard an area outside a train station ahead of the arrival of a convoy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. The activity followed the arrival Monday of a train resembling one used by North Korea's previous leader, and a foreign guesthouse in Beijing had a heavy security presence overnight. Some media have speculated that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was making a surprise visit to China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Train’s visit to Beijing raises speculation of Kim visit

By Christopher Bodeen and Mark Schiefelbein - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2010, file photo, a train believed to be carrying then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il moves past Dongjingcheng, Heilongjiang province, China. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

North Korean leaders travel in a train unlike any other

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press