Donald Trump says he is “willing” to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his Asian tour

“If he wants to meet with me, I am willing to do so,” Trump said in statements to reporters aboard the presidential plane to Malaysia, where he will participate in the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)the first stop on an Asian tour that will also take you to Japan and South Korea.

In North Korea “they have many nuclear weaponsbut not many telephone services,” Trump detailed according to an audio of his statements to the press published by the magazine Forbesbefore noting that Kim “knows I’m going” and reiterating that ““would be willing” to meet with the North Korean.

Despite this, Trump explained to the press present at the White Housebefore leaving Washington, that he does not believe the meeting with Kim will happen on this trip.

However, South Korea stressed this Saturday that the meeting is still possible and that there are “signs” that Pyongyang and Washington could be preparing for a meeting, taking advantage of the American’s visit to the country during the events of the forum Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-younghas stressed that Pyongyang has been observed carrying out cleaning tasks and arranging gardens on its side of Panmunjona village located in the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas and where Kim and Trump met in 2019.

Seoul has described the American’s visit as a “unique opportunity” for him to meet with Kimwho last month declared that he has “good memories” of Trump.

The North Korean leader paid tribute this Saturday to Chinese soldiers who died during the Korean War (1950-1953) and has praised ties between Pyongyang and Beijing, according to the North Korean state news agency KCNA, after Pyongyang launched on Wednesday multiple short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM)a gesture interpreted by analysts as a show of force before Washington and Seoul. EFE