Pres. Trump and South Korean Pres. Moon Jae-in confirmed at a joint press conference he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a handshake.
Just hours before President Donald Trump was set to travel to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in confirmed at a joint press conference he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a handshake.
Expanding on his decision Saturday to extend a last-minute invite to Kim to meet him at the DMZ, Trump said the trip was"something I planned long ago, but had the idea yesterday, to maybe, say 'hello,' just shake and quickly say 'hello.'" The president continued to express optimism about the state of relations with North Korea and insisted that important progress has been made through both of his previous summits with Kim.On Sunday morning in South Korea, Trump said that Kim"very much wants to" meet, and that the two countries are"trying to work it out. Both want to do it."
"Sure, I would. I would. I'd feel very comfortable doing that. I would have no problem," Trump said earlier in his Asia trip. After some very important meetings, including my meeting with President Xi of China, I will be leaving Japan for South Korea . While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello!
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