Australia Praises Trump for North Korea Summit

(L) Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 13, 2019. (R) Foreign Minister Marise Payne in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 1, 2019. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

Scott Morrison has heaped praise on U.S. President Donald Trump for trying to strike a deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to denuclearise the Korean peninsula.

After the two leaders failed to reach an agreement during a summit in Vietnam last week, the prime minister said achieving denuclearisation in North Korea was a difficult task.