U.S. President Donald Trump said he hopes to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year, as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hailed Trump as a ¡°peacemaker¡± during a defense- and trade-focused summit in Washington on Monday.
¡°I¡¯d like to meet him this year,¡± Trump told Lee during the South Korean leader¡¯s first visit to the White House as president. ¡°I look forward to meeting with Kim Jong Un in the appropriate future.¡±
Trump was effusive about his ¡°very good relationship¡± with Kim, who he met three times during his first term in office, saying that his administration, together with Lee¡¯s, can make ¡°big progress¡± with North Korea.
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