US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, offering co-operation in tackling the coronavirus outbreak, North Korea’s state media report.
Mr Trump “explained his plan to propel the relations between the two countries… and expressed his intent to render co-operation in the anti-epidemic work,” KCNA news agency quoted Mr Kim’s younger sister Kim Yo-jong as saying.
The US president “was impressed by the efforts made by the chairman [Kim Jong-un] to defend his people from the serious threat of the epidemic”, Ms Kim, who is an influential figure in Pyongyang, is also reported as saying.
KCNA did not say when the letter was received. The White House has not commented on the issue.
The two leaders last met in June 2019, when Mr Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea.
However, negotiations over North Korea’s controversial nuclear programme have since stalled.
