Trump says he is open to meeting with Kim Jong UN at the DMZ during that upcoming Asia trip

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was “open” to meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in South Korea during his trip to Asia.

“I would be open, 100%. I had a good meeting with him, Kim Jong Un,” Trump told reporters at the Air Force Base.

“They don’t have much phone service,” the President said. “They have a lot of nuclear weapons, but not a big phone service.”

Trump, who left for Asia on Friday night, told reporters they could “take the word out” that they were willing to meet a dictatorship. The President also responded to a question about seeing North Korea as a nuclear power.

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“I think they are nuclear power,” Trump said. “I mean, I know how many weapons they have. I know everything about them and I have a very good relationship with Kim Jung UN. When you say they should be denuclearized, I’ll say that.”

South Korea’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-Young urged Trump and Kim to “take a bold decision,” according to Reuters, which reported that he spoke via the South Konhap News Agency.

A White House official noted Friday that Trump and the North Korean leader met during his first term in office.

“President Trump in his first building, held three historic summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong un who had stabilized the Korean peninsula,” said this statement on Fox News Digital. “US policy on North Korea has not changed. President Trump remains open to talking to Kim Jong UN, but such a meeting is not currently on the agenda.”

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong un at the Demilitarized Zone in Panmunjujom, South Korea, on June 30, 2019. (Kevin Lamarque / Reuters)

Earlier this month, a White House official told FOX News Digital that, “President Trump remains open to talking with Kim Jong UN, among other things.”

“President Trump in his first term presiding over three historic summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will stabilize the Korean peninsula. North Korea’s policy has not changed,” said the official.

North Korean leader Kim Jong un and President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting on the southern side of the Panmunjujom (JSA) military division of PanmunjuJ (JMB) on June 30, 2019. (Brendan smilowski/AFP via Getty Images)

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The week-long trip includes stops in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea. In addition, the White House said that Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday during the Asia-Pacific Cooperation (APEC) summit.

In 2018, during his first term, Trump and Kim met for the first North Korea Summit. The meeting took place in Singapore. A joint statement at the time said the two leaders “conducted a comprehensive, in-depth and positive exchange of views on issues related to the establishment of a new US-DPRK relationship.”

A summit between Kim and Trump in Hanoi, Vietnam, in February 2019 ended without the two reaching an agreement.

President Donald Trump greets North Korean leader Kim Jong UN at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on June 30, 2019. (API/Gamma-Rapho Via Getty Images)

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One year later, in June 2019, Trump met with Kim, this time at the DMZ, making him the first US leader to set foot in North Korea. He took 20 stops in North Korea during the visit where he shook hands with Kim.

Speaking to reporters in 2019, Trump said he and Kim agreed to return talks on North Korea’s nuclear program. He said he did not intend to make a deal quickly, but rather to “get it right.”