Trump on Whether He'll Meet Kim Jong Un in China Next Month: "I Don't Know"

U.S. President Donald Trump said he did not know whether he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November.

According to local media reports on October 19 (local time), Trump told reporters at the White House that he did not know when asked whether he thought he might meet with the North Korean leader in China next month.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on the 19th (local time). Washington, D.C. (U.S.)=AFP-Yonhap News.

“I get along very well with Kim,” he said, adding, “I’m not sure whether anyone wants a meeting, but Kim and I have a very good relationship.” His remarks have been seen as a shift from his earlier conciliatory gestures toward Kim, when he called for the resumption of U.S.-North Korea talks without preconditions. They have also been interpreted as signaling a lower likelihood of a meeting, as North Korea has shown little response.

Trump has repeatedly cited specific figures for North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, effectively treating it as a nuclear-armed state, while also asserting that he would meet with Kim “within the year.”

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