National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac briefs on President Lee Jae Myung’s attendance to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit during a press briefing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday. (Yonhap) South Korea has no information yet on a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, but will be prepared should the possibility arise.
Wi, accompanying President Lee Jae Myung on his trip to Malaysia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit, made the remarks Sunday after Trump said he is open to meeting Kim during his visit to South Korea this week if the North Korean leader wishes to do so.
“The information we have is no different from what you already know. We’ve only seen the news reports as well,” Wi told reporters in Kuala Lumpur. “But we are prepared for any scenario.”
Trump is scheduled to make a state visit to South Korea on Wednesday and Thursday on the occasion of the APEC summit to be held in the southeastern city of Gyeongju. (Yonhap)