Donald Trump is not scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while in South Korea next week, a senior United States official has said, despite speculation about a meeting while the US president tours Asia.

“The president, of course, has expressed his willingness to meet with Kim Jong Un in the future. It is not on the schedule for this trip,” the senior official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters in a call on Friday.

Speaking to reporters before departing for Asia late on Friday night, President Trump said he would like to meet Kim, but he was not sure if it would happen.

“He knows I’m going there,” Trump said, referring to the North Korean leader.

Speaking later aboard Air Force One regarding a possible meeting with Kim, Trump said: “I’d be open 100 percent.

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