US EditionTrump wants to meet North Korea's Kim this year, he tells South Korea
Donald Trump aims to revive denuclearization talks with Kim Jong Un, leveraging their prior meetings despite recent stalled negotiations and increased North Korean nuclear capabilities, experts say.
- During an Oval Office meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, President Donald Trump announced he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year and work toward peace on the Korean Peninsula.
- Trump's outreach builds on earlier summits with Kim Jong Un, despite talks failing to secure denuclearization; Pyongyang has ruled out talks with Seoul over the past month, while Lee Jae Myung told Trump, `The only person that can make progress on this issue is you`.
- He told reporters, `I look forward to meeting with Kim Jong-un in the appropriate future,` indicating he would like to meet within the year and recalling his 2019 Demilitarised Zone visit before the APEC summit in South Korea.
- The summit followed a July 30 trade deal, with South Korea pledging $350 billion in U.S. investments including a $150 billion shipbuilding initiative, while Trump said, `I don't want to say that now` on U.S. troop cuts.
- Over the past month Pyongyang has ruled out talks with Seoul, senior U.S. officials hold closed-door discussions on restart options, and Lee Jae Myung unveiled a three-stage denuclearization road map last week.
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Trump wants to meet North Korea’s Kim this year, he tells South Korea - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON/SEOUL — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year and was open to further trade talks with South Korea even as he lobbed new criticisms at the visiting Asian ally.
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