South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and US President Donald Trump discussed the possible reopening of talks between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a meeting in Washington, Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday.
Kim told Trump he was the only Western leader to have had dialogue with North Korea’s Kim and was currently the only person who could resolve issues on the Korean peninsula, Yonhap quoted Kim as telling reporters in Washington.
“President Trump said he was curious if Kim [Jong-un] wants to talk to the US or him and asked about my views on that,” Kim was quoted as saying.
Kim did not say what specific suggestions he made to Trump but said he told Trump that recent comments by Pyongyang indicated Kim might be open to dialogue with the US, Yonhap said. Trump showed much interest in the topic, he added.
Kim Jong-un (left) and Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting on the south side of the military demarcation line that divides North and South Korea on June 30, 2019. Photo: AFP
Trump thinks a meeting with Kim Jong-un would be “good”, according to the South Korean prime minister.