There is a considerable chance that President Donald Trump will meet North Korea's Kim Jong-un next week during the US leader's visit to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Seoul said on Friday.
South Koreas unification minister said Friday he believed there was a considerable chance that US PresidentDonald Trumpwill meet North Korean leaderKim Jong-unduring a visit to the peninsula next week.
Trump is expected inSouth Koreaon Wednesday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum.
US media have reported officials from his administration have privately discussed setting up a meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim, who he last held talks with in 2019.
North Koreaappears to be paying attention to the United States and various signs... suggest a considerable possibility of a meeting, unification minister Chung Dong-young told reporters.
Trump has said he hopes to meet Kim againpossibly this year.
Kim said last month he had fond memories of Trump and was open to talks if the United States dropped its delusional demand thatPyongyanggive up itsnuclear weapons.
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'Don't miss the chance'
Seoul on Friday urged the two leaders not to let the chance slip away.
I dont want to miss even a one percent chance, the unification minister said.
They need to make a decision, Chung, whose ministry handles fraught relations with the North, added.
Kim and Trump last met in 2019 at Panmunjom in the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreasthe only place where soldiers from both sides face each other on a regular basis.
While no official announcements of the duos meeting have been made, South Korea and the United Nations Command halted tours of the JSA from late October to early November.
Minister Chung said North Koreans have been spotted sprucing up areas near the JSA for the first time this yearcleaning, pulling weeds, tidying flower beds and taking photos around Panmunjom.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP)
Originally published on France24
