US President Trump plans to visit Asia later this month, but chances of a US-North Korea summit are slim

On the 18th, CNN reported that a senior Trump administration official spoke unofficially about the possibility of a meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Trump is scheduled to visit Asia in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which kicks off on the 31st of this month. He is also scheduled to visit Asian countries, and will use this opportunity to hold talks with the United States and North Korea.
Attention is focused on whether a summit will be held. However, CNN reports that "skepticism is growing that it will happen." However, Trump has long expressed a desire to resume dialogue between the United States and North Korea.
Kim also acknowledged at the Supreme People's Assembly (equivalent to the National Assembly) held last month that there is nothing that cannot be done as long as the United States does not demand denuclearization, and acknowledged that dialogue with U.S. President Trump is possible under certain conditions.
The two leaders met three times during Trump's first term in 2018 and 2019. Trump called for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and at their first meeting in Singapore in June 2018, the broad outline of this was agreed upon.
However, at the Hanoi summit in February 2019, negotiations broke down over the denuclearization process and other issues. In response, North Korea announced a "Five-Year National Defense Plan" in 2021, which outlined its nuclear and missile defense strategies.
In 2011, the Constitution explicitly stated that "as a nuclear power, we will enhance our nuclear capabilities." With Japan, South Korea, and other countries working with the United States to demand the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the early resumption of dialogue between the United States and North Korea is becoming increasingly important.
Although Trump has not been engaging in as much dialogue with North Korea as he did during his first term, he has expressed his desire to hold a fourth U.S.-North Korea summit.
In an interview with FOX News, he said of Kim, "I got along well with him, and he's a smart guy," and when asked by a reporter if he would try to contact Kim again, he replied, "I intend to."
Trump also expressed his desire to meet with Kim again when he met with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in August this year. Lee said, "I want to build peace on the Korean Peninsula. I would like to meet with Kim Jong Un."
I hope that he will build a "Trump World" in North Korea and bring about a peace that will go down in world history." Trump responded, "I had a good relationship with Chairman Kim, and I still do. He is
"I know you want to meet me, and I'm looking forward to meeting you. I want to further improve our relationship, so I ask for your support," he said. Regarding the timing, he also said at the time, "I would like to meet you sometime this year."
Kim also spoke at the Supreme People's Assembly held at Mansudae Assembly Hall in the capital, Pyongyang, in September, saying, "If the United States abandons its obsession with denuclearization and acknowledges reality, I will sit down and
"There's no reason not to," he said, hinting at the possibility of dialogue. He also said of Trump, "I still have fond personal memories of him."
In addition, prior to Kim's speech, in July of this year, Kim's sister, Kim Yo-jong, vice director of the Workers' Party of Korea,
The possibility of a US-North Korea summit was mentioned in the speech. Kim Yo-jong also hinted at the possibility of a summit, saying that the personal relationship between Trump and Kim is "not bad."
"North Korea has the status and capabilities of a nuclear-weapon state, and the geopolitical environment has fundamentally changed," he said, adding, "If the United States does not accept reality, contact (with North Korea) will end up being nothing more than a US wish." He also called for negotiations premised on denuclearization.
Trump is scheduled to visit Asia in conjunction with the APEC summit, which begins on the 31st, and CNN reported that a senior Trump administration official had expressed a position of not agreeing to the proposal.
However, there have been no formal negotiations at this point. CNN also reported that "the White House security team
He made two visits to South Korea prior to Trump's arrival, but neither of them took him to the Panmunjom area (on the military demarcation line separating North and South Korea)."
The report said, "This suggests that a reunion like the 2019 summit is not on the cards for now." The third U.S.-North Korea summit, held in June 2019, took place at Panmunjom.
At the time, the world was watching as Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to walk across the border into North Korea.