Insider exposes whether Trump will meet North | Political News

South Korea’s Unification Minister, Chung Dong-young, announced that there was a appreciable probability that President Donald Trump might meet with North Korean chief Kim Jong-un during his journey to Asia next week.

The U.S. President is scheduled to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in South Korea next week and will use the chance to meet with Kim. President Trump has repeatedly mentioned having a assembly with the North Korean supreme chief since re-taking workplace.

President Trump last met with the North Korean chief in 2019, shortly before leaving the White House for the first time. According to the Daily Mail, President Trump has said that he hopes to have a assembly with Kim soon — maybe even this yr.

Kim reportedly said last month that he had “fond memories” of President Trump and was open to discussing the matter if the U.S. dropped its “delusional” demand that Pyongyang give up its nuclear weapons. Officials in the South Korean capital of Seoul appeared to urge both leaders not to squander the chance.

The Daily Express U.S. reached out to the White House for further remark. “I don’t want to miss even a one percent chance,” the minister said.

“They need to make a decision,” he added. While no official assembly has been announced by either authorities, South Korea and the United Nations Command halted tours at the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) from late October to early November.

According to Minister Chung, North Korean forces have been noticed “sprucing up” areas close to the JSA for the first time this yr. The Daily Mail reported that forces have been cleansing, pulling weeds, tidying flower beds, and taking photographs around Panmunjom.

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President Trump has also reported his optimistic sentiments about assembly the North Korean chief. “I got along with him. He is not a religious zealot. He happens to be a smart guy,” the president told Fox News earlier this yr.

In January, the BBC reported that there was little to no communication between Kim and then-President Joe Biden. Reports said that, despite Washington sending varied messages to Pyongyang, there was no response.

Friend or foe? 

The risk of President Trump assembly with the North Korean chief comes as Ukraine seemingly revealed a video exhibiting a North Korean troop aiding Russia during the bloody three-year battle. Ukraine‘s General Staff announced Thursday that it gathered intelligence from a spy drone of North Korean troopers launching strikes on Ukraine‘s Sumy Oblast.

Video footage gathered by Ukrainian army intelligence was shared on social media and seems to show the North Korean troops launching strikes into Ukraine-controlled Sumy Oblast from Russian-controlled Kursk Oblast. Ukrainian officers are touting that this is the first public evidence of the utilization of North Korean troops.

In the social media post, Ukraine‘s General Staff wrote, “North Korean UAV operators adjusted the fire of multiple launch rocket systems against Ukrainian positions.” It is known that about 11,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk after Putin struck a deal with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim.