A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a regional economic summit in South Korea next month cannot be ruled out, according to a report published Saturday citing a Seoul official.
The report by the Yonhap news agency appeared to be a reversal of Seoul’s earlier position that North Korea’s participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was unlikely.
"As of now, it is difficult to say conclusively, but we cannot rule out the possibility (of a Trump-Kim meeting)," the unnamed official was quoted as saying Friday.
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