Trump says he 'may' meet N. Korean leader Kim during upcoming Asia trip

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday at the White House that he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his upcoming Asia trip. Trump plans to attend the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, on November 18-19. A meeting could revive the personal summit diplomacy that produced three Trump-Kim meetings between 2018 and 2019. The State Department said Trump is willing to engage Pyongyang when doing so serves U.S. national interests.

Trump and Kim previously met in Singapore in June 2018, Hanoi in February 2019 and Panmunjom in June 2019.

Trump said in August that he hoped to meet Kim later this year, while reiterating at an Ohio campaign rally Saturday that he gets along great with the North Korean leader.

State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said Trump does not view talks with North Korea as a concession.

Published Oct 13, 2026 7:37 am KST

Updated Oct 13, 2026 7:53 am KST

US President Donald Trump responds to a question from the news media as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, DC, USA, Oct. 12. EPA-Yonhap

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his upcoming trip to Asia, raising the possibility of renewed summit diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang.

Asked by a reporter at the White House on whether he plans to meet Kim during the trip, Trump replied, "I may," adding, "That'll be exciting, won't it? But I get along with him."

Trump plans to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China, scheduled for November 18-19 in Shenzhen.

In August, Trump said that he hopes to meet Kim later this year, adding to speculation that he might seek to rekindle his personal diplomacy with Kim that led to three bilateral in-person meetings: the first in Singapore in June 2018, the second in Hanoi in February 2019 and the third at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom.

On Saturday, Trump said at a campaign rally in Ohio that he "gets along great" with the North Korean leader as he stressed the importance of maintaining good relations with leaders of nuclear-armed nations.

Tommy Pigott, spokesperson for the State Department, said earlier that Trump does not view talks with North Korea as a "concession" and is willing to engage Pyongyang if doing so serves U.S. national interests.

美国总统特朗普周一在白宫表示，他可能在即将到来的亚洲之行中与朝鲜领导人金正恩会面。特朗普计划于11月18日至19日出席在中国深圳举行的亚太经合组织（APEC）峰会。此次会晤有望重启此前特朗普与金正恩在2018年至2019年间举行的三次峰会。美国国务院表示，特朗普愿意在符合美国国家利益的情况下与平壤接触。

特朗普和金正恩此前分别于 2018 年 6 月在新加坡、2019 年 2 月在河内以及 2019 年 6 月在板门店会面。

特朗普在8月份表示，他希望今年晚些时候与金正恩会面。周六，他在俄亥俄州的一次竞选集会上重申，他与这位朝鲜领导人相处得很好。

美国国务院发言人汤米·皮戈特表示，特朗普并不认为与朝鲜的会谈是一种让步。

发布于2026年10月13日 上午7:37（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年10月13日 上午7:53（韩国标准时间）

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普于10月12日在美国华盛顿特区白宫南草坪登上“海军陆战队一号”直升机时，回答了新闻媒体的提问。（图片来源：EPA-Yonhap）

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周一表示，他可能会在即将到来的亚洲之行中与朝鲜领导人金正恩会面，这增加了华盛顿和平壤之间重启峰会外交的可能性。

当白宫记者问及特朗普是否计划在访问期间与金正恩会面时，特朗普回答说：“我可能会。”他补充道：“那会很令人兴奋，不是吗？但我跟他相处得很好。”

特朗普计划出席定于11月18日至19日在中国深圳举行的亚太经济合作组织（APEC）峰会。

8 月，特朗普表示希望今年晚些时候与金正恩会面，这加剧了人们的猜测，即他可能会寻求重燃与金正恩的私人外交，此前两人曾举行过三次双边面对面会晤：第一次是 2018 年 6 月在新加坡，第二次是 2019 年 2 月在河内，第三次是在朝韩边境的板门店。

周六，特朗普在俄亥俄州的一次竞选集会上表示，他与朝鲜领导人“相处得很好”，并强调了与拥有核武器国家的领导人保持良好关系的重要性。

美国国务院发言人汤米·皮戈特早些时候表示，特朗普并不认为与朝鲜的对话是一种“让步”，如果这样做符合美国的国家利益，他愿意与平壤接触。