South Korea‘s unification minister, on the other hand, said on Friday that the possibility of a meeting would be considerable.
President of the United States Donald Trump‘s there is no intention to meet the leader of North Korea Kim Jong-unia while visiting South Korea next week, says a senior US official source.
According to the anonymous source who spoke to reporters, the meeting is not on the schedule for next week’s trip, but Trump has expressed his willingness to meet Kim in the future.
South Korea’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on the other hand, said on Friday that the possibility of a meeting would be considerable. According to the South Korean minister, North Korea seems to be paying attention to the United States and various signs point to a possible meeting.
Trump has previously said he hopes to meet Kim possibly as early as this year.
Kim has expressed that he would be ready for talks if the United States abandons the demand that North Korea give up its nuclear weapons.
Kim and Trump last met in 2019. At that time, they met at the demilitarized zone between the Koreas.
Trump will visit South Korea next week, where the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit will be held. He is also scheduled to meet the President of China there Xi Jinping.
