South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (left) poses for a photo with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 13, 2026. Courtesy of the Prime Minister’s Office
SEOUL, March 14 (AJP) – South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump asked him whether North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is interested in resuming dialogue with the United States.
Kim said he spoke with Trump for about 20 minutes on Friday about North Korea and other issues during a meeting at the White House. He added that much of the conversation involved Trump asking for his views on the North Korean issue.
According to Kim, he told Trump that South Korean President Lee Jae Myung often describes Trump as “the only leader capable of resolving the Korean Peninsula issue.”
Kim said Trump showed strong interest in North Korea during the conversation and even asked an aide to bring a photo taken with Kim Jong-un at Panmunjom while discussing the matter.
“President Trump said he maintains a good relationship with Chairman Kim and asked whether Kim wants to engage in talks with the United States or with him personally,” Kim told reporters.
Kim said he responded by noting that Trump is the only Western leader who has held direct talks with the North Korean leader and that he believes Trump has unique capabilities as a peacemaker on the Korean Peninsula.
“He appeared to find the remarks meaningful and reacted with satisfaction,” Kim said, without disclosing further details about the advice he gave the U.S. president.
Kim also said he asked Trump whether he could submit a more detailed written memo in English outlining his views before leaving the United States, adding that the U.S. president agreed.
Kim said Trump indicated that a potential meeting with the North Korean leader could take place during or after his upcoming visit to China, though the timing was not the most important factor as long as dialogue and contact with Pyongyang resume.
Source: https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/international/america/1249287.html
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1. Summary
Trump showed interest in meeting with Kim Jong-un for peace in Korean Peninsula while meeting PM Kim Min-Seok of South Korea
2. How is this related to the sub
(1) Peace in Korean Peninsula: Trump wants to bring peace to Korean Peninsula by meeting with Kim Jong-un again.
Oh, so that’s the next arc in this nightmare after Iran. The Greenland episodes were kinda mid ngl.
I legitimately think he wants to bend Kim’s ear about what it’s like to starve hundreds of thousands of people. That seems to be the direction Trump’s mind is going these days — or at least it’s where his geopolitical moves are getting us.