S. Korean presidential aide says meeting between Trump, North Korea’s Kim unlikely to happen soon
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A photo from June 2019 showing US President Donald Trump meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas.
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SEOUL – A South Korean presidential security adviser said on Oct 27 that she did not believe a meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was likely to happen soon.
Ms Oh Hyun-joo, deputy director of national security for the South Korean presidential office, told reporters that she did not have concrete information, despite speculation in the media, about a meeting between the two leaders as Mr Trump visits Asia.
Mr Trump has said he is open to meeting Mr Kim.
During his visit to South Korea this week, Mr Trump is set to hold a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation events.
Washington and Seoul are seeking to finalise a preliminary trade deal reached with Mr Trump in July, after their first summit meeting in August ended without an agreement.
After three rounds of trade negotiations in October, South Korean negotiators suggested in recent days that the two countries had yet to reach an agreement on the details of a US$350 billion (S$454 billion) investment package, which is included in the pact, despite some progress in narrowing differences of opinion.
Ms Oh, the presidential adviser, said she found it unlikely to see any final trade deal being reached during the Lee-Trump meeting this week. REUTERS
