SEOUL: US President Donald Trump is predicted to reach in South Korea on Oct 29 for the upcoming APEC summit, South Korea’s presidential workplace stated on Thursday (Oct 16).
The US president is predicted to be “arriving on the twenty ninth”, an official from the workplace advised AFP.
US officers keep that Trump could meet Chinese language President Xi Jinping on the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation discussion board, which runs till Nov 1.
Seoul has additionally stated a gathering on the sidelines between the US and North Korea “cannot be ruled out”.
South Korean media cited the nationwide safety advisor as saying that Trump is predicted to remain within the southern metropolis of Gyeongju till Oct 30.
A gathering with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will seemingly happen round that point, in line with the experiences.
Final week, Trump threatened to scrap a deliberate assembly with Xi on the discussion board, in retaliation for Beijing imposing export curbs on rare earth technologies.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, nonetheless, advised CNBC on Wednesday that Trump still planned to meet Xi.
Trump has additionally stated he hopes to fulfill North Korean chief Kim Jong Un once more, probably this 12 months, whereas Pyongyang has stated Kim is open to future talks underneath sure circumstances.
The pair met 3 times throughout Trump’s first time period, however finally didn’t safe a long-lasting settlement on North Korea’s nuclear programme.
Since then, Pyongyang has declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear state.
