Trump voices hope to meet NK leader Kim this year, eyes ownership of US base land in S. Korea

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday expressed his hope of meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year, renewing his desire to reengage with the reclusive leader, as he met with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to discuss security, trade and other issues. During a press availability at the Oval Office, Trump repeated his claim of his "great" relationship with Kim and portrayed the North as a country of "tremendous" potential in what appears to be a call for the dynastic ruler to come back to the negotiating table. Lee threw his support behind Trump's interest in resuming dialogue with Kim, voicing his hope that Trump will open a "new path for peace on the Korean Peninsula." "Well, I am meeting a lot of people. I mean, it's hard to say that, but I'd like to meet him this year," Trump told reporters, responding to a reporter's question of when he will meet Kim. He touted his personal ties with Kim, which Kim Yo-jong, the high-profile sister of the North Korean leader recently depicted as "not bad." "I get along with him really well. I think he has a country ofWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times