NK is asking for nothing less than the success of its nulcear blackmail via “diplomacy”.
Trump would be wrong to give it either an American embassy or any U.S. pledge to “preserve” the regime in North Korea. Other’s, Iran, will learn they can take diplomacy with U.S. hostage with nuclear arms, until the U.S. gives in to demands for “peace” on THEIR terms.
The U.S. position should be:
When North Korean nuclearization is an internationally verifiable, indisputable and transparent fact other things can be put on the negotiation table. Until then, the state of relations cannot be improved in any way.
In the meantime Kim Jing Un sent the first signal through the South Koreans intermediaries that was very important. First was his global view of the end goal. Secondly he was putting his bargaining chips on the table. Obviuosly, Kim Jong Un read Donald Trump's book "Art of the Deal."
Dennis Rodman pictured giving book to Kim Jong Un representative