American President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he would “love to meet” communist North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un while on his current tour of Asia, which includes a final stop in South Korea.

“I haven’t mentioned it, I haven’t said anything, but I’d love to meet with him if he’d like to meet,” the Korea JoongAng Daily quoted Trump as saying on board Air Force One. Trump arrived in Malaysia on Sunday for a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and left on Monday to Japan, where he met with Emperor Naruhito on Monday.

“I just have a good relationship with him, I would love to see him,” Trump said of Kim, suggesting he could go as far as to extend his itinerary in Asia should Pyongyang indicate Kim would like a meeting.

“It’s [South Korea] our

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