Donald Trump said he would like to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year as South Korea’s leftwing President Lee Jae Myung visited the White House against a backdrop of tensions between Washington and Seoul.
Speaking in the Oval Office alongside Lee on Monday, Trump touted his “great relationship” with Kim, who he met for a high-profile if largely inconclusive summit in Singapore during his first term in office.
“I look forward to meeting with Kim Jong Un in the appropriate future,” the US president said. When asked about the timing of a possible summit with Kim, Trump answered: “I’m meeting a lot of people?.?.?.?it’s hard to say that, but I’d like to meet him this year.”