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South Korean presidential aide says meeting between Trump and North Korea's Kim unlikely to happen soon
South Korean adviser says no official request or concrete plans for a Trump-Kim meeting amid ongoing US-South Korea trade talks worth $350 billion.
- On Oct 27, Oh Hyun-joo said a Trump-Kim meeting during the APEC gathering is very unlikely, citing lack of concrete information.
- Amid media speculation ahead of his arrival, Mr Trump has said he is open to meeting Mr Kim, remarks he made in a press briefing aboard Air Force One on Friday before the APEC gathering in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province.
- After three rounds of talks this month, negotiators say South Korean negotiators and Washington remain deadlocked over details of a US$350 billion investment package included in a preliminary trade deal reached in July.
- Seoul nonetheless remains ready to prepare if needed, and Oh Hyun-joo said President Lee Jae-myung does not believe South Korea must join a U.S.-North Korea meeting, with no request from Washington to arrange one.
- Timing around the summit this week complicates trade finalisation, as Mr Trump is set to meet President Lee Jae-myung during APEC, with Oh saying `Looking at the current progress, I think it is a bit difficult for to be reached on the occasion`.
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South Korean presidential aide says meeting between Trump and North Korea's Kim unlikely to happen soon
A South Korean presidential security adviser said on Monday that she did not believe a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was likely to happen soon.
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After Tokyo, Trump will travel to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, on the sidelines of which he will meet with Xi Jinping.
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