Trump-Kim meeting likely during Asia trip, says report

Officials of US President Donald Trump's administration have privately discussed arranging a meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his upcoming visit to Asia, Yonhap news agency reported citing a CNN report on Saturday.

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The officials, however, have "not yet done any of the serious logistical planning they would need to do to arrange such a visit" and there have been no communications between Washington and Pyongyang, according to the report which cited sources familiar with the matter.

Trump's initial outreach to Kim earlier this year also went unanswered as the North declined to accept the letter, the report said.

The White House remains far more focused on preparing a meeting between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the trip, though officials have "left the door open" to a meeting with Kim, it added.

Trump's interest in a possible meeting with Kim was initially piqued during his summit with President Lee Jae Myung at the White House in August, during which Lee suggested that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering could offer an opportunity to meet with Kim, according to CNN.

The APEC summit is slated to take place in the southeastern city of Gyeongju on Oct.31 and Nov. 1.