China APEC Summit Raises Prospects for Trump-Kim Talks
Trump said he was not sure anyone had asked for a meeting as he weighed another chance to meet Kim Jong-un.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump expressed uncertainty about meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit scheduled for November in Shenzhen, China.
- Trump previously sought to rekindle personal diplomacy with Kim, following three bilateral meetings in Singapore, Hanoi, and Panmunjom between 2018 and 2019.
- State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott clarified that the president does not view talks as a "concession," while Trump maintained, "I get along with him very well."
- Speaking at the White House, Trump said he was "not sure that anybody's asking for a meeting" regarding his upcoming trip to Asia.
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U.S. President Donald Trump showed a cautious attitude regarding the possibility of a summit with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un next month, saying, "I don't know." This is a somewhat reserved reaction compared to his recent repeated mentions of the possibility of resuming U.S.-North Korea summits, which had raised expectations. On the 19th (local time), President Trump [at the] White House
U.S. President Donald Trump backed down, saying he didn't know, when asked about the possibility of meeting with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China next month. This is interpreted as him lowering his own expectations for a summit, as North Korea has shown little response, unlike his previous stance of actively courting him by proposing unconditional dialogue. Roy, on the 19th (local …
Trump Downplays Prospects for Meeting with Kim Jong Un
“President Donald Trump downplayed expectations for a November meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un amid speculation over renewed U.S. efforts to reach out to the reclusive regime in Pyongyang,” Bloomberg reports. Said Trump: “I don’t know. I’m not sure that anybody’s asking for a meeting, but my relationship with Kim Jong Un is […]
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