During an April 11 meeting between North Korea and the United States, Pyongyang requested five concessions in exchange for denuclearization , Hankyoreh reported April 13. North Korea asked the United States to remove nuclear and strategic assets from South Korea, halt their deployment during joint military exercises with Seoul, guarantee Washington will not conduct a conventional or nuclear attack, normalize diplomatic relations and sign a peace treaty replacing the 1953 armistice agreement. A bilateral summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to take place in May.