Saadet Gokce
October 19, 2025•Update: October 19, 2025
ISTANBUL
South Korea's ambassador to the US said there is no sign US President Donald Trump will hold a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the end of the month, according to Yonhap News.
"President Trump has said he is open to dialogue, and North Korea has also shown an indication (leaning toward dialogue). But there is no sign yet that something will materialize on the occasion of the APEC (summit)," Kang Kyung-wha said Friday during a parliamentary audit at the South Korean mission to the UN in New York.
"But we are trying to follow up on the (related) developments while leaving open that possibility (of the Trump-Kim meeting)," she added.
Trump will visit South Korea ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, scheduled for Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 in the southeastern city of Gyeongju.
"While actively pushing to address Korean Peninsula issues through dialogue with North Korea, (we) will also make parallel efforts to elicit Pyongyang's earnest response," Kang said about Pyongyang-Seoul relations.
Ties between Seoul and Pyongyang have deteriorated in recent years, prompting several initiatives by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s administration since his election in June to restore inter-Korean communication.
