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Trump to Kim: Let's Shake Hands at the DMZ

William Gallo

   SEOUL - U.S. President Donald Trump says he is willing to meet North
   Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two
   Koreas, "just to shake his hand and say hello."

   Trump made the offer in a tweet just hours ahead of landing in South
   Korea on Saturday.

     After some very important meetings, including my meeting with
     President Xi of China, I will be leaving Japan for South Korea (with
     President Moon). While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees
     this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and
     say Hello(?)!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]June 28, 2019

   Speaking to reporters at the Group of 20 summit in Japan, Trump said he
   decided Saturday morning to "put out a feeler" to meet Kim, adding such
   a meeting would last only two minutes.

   "We'll see each other for two minutes," Trump said. "That's all we can.
   But that will be fine."

   Trump later said he would feel "very comfortable" stepping across the
   border into North Korea. If that happened, it would be the first time a
   sitting U.S. president visited North Korea.

   Kim has not responded to Trump's offer. But North Korea's vice foreign
   minister, Choe Son Hui, called the invitation an "interesting
   suggestion."

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1144740178948493314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw