Denuclearisation talks: A ray of hope

The assertion by the two Korean leaders, Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un, after an unexpected meeting on Saturday that North Korea is committed to “complete denuclearisation” and that a North Korea-US summit must be held offers a ray of hope in a dark, sometimes impenetrable situation.

That, in Washington, US president Donald Trump signalled that preparations for the summit with Mr Kim were going ahead adds to that qualified sense of of optimism — even if his on-off inconsistency undermines the entire process.