Washington, October 13 (Daily Kiran) : President Donald Trump has indicated that he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his upcoming tour of Asia next month.
During a press briefing at the White House, Trump was asked if he planned to meet Kim during the trip. He responded, “Yes, it’s possible,” but did not specify when or where such a meeting might take place.
According to a report from the New York Post, Trump is scheduled to attend the ASEAN summit in Manila, Philippines, on November 16. Following that, he will travel to Shenzhen, China, for the APEC summit from November 17 to 19. This will mark Trump’s third meeting this year with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump has previously expressed a desire to reconnect with Kim. In August, he told reporters he hoped to meet Kim by the end of the year. When asked about a potential meeting in 2026, he affirmed, “Yes, absolutely.”
The Wall Street Journal reported in August that Trump had instructed his aides to arrange a meeting with Kim as soon as possible, ideally this fall. Shenzhen was mentioned as a potential location for this meeting, although neither Washington nor Pyongyang has officially announced any plans for a summit.
During his first term, Trump met Kim three times. The historic first meeting in June 2018 in Singapore made Trump the first sitting U.S. president to meet a North Korean leader. At that meeting, both leaders agreed to work towards denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
Their second summit took place in February 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam, but ended without a deal. In June 2019, Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to step onto North Korean soil when he crossed into the demilitarized zone at Panmunjom. However, since then, negotiations have stalled, and North Korea has continued to expand its nuclear and missile programs.
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