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Trump Offers To Meet With North Korean Leader ’Under the Right Circumstances’

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US President Donald Trump said that he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un if it is "under the right circumstances".

"If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it," Trump said in an interview with Bloomberg News.

The comments come amid concerns in the US, as well as regional neighbors, about the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons program in the wake of a number of recent failed missile tests.

Recently, tensions escalated dramatically as American and other intelligence agencies suggested the country was readying for a possible nuclear test.

The Trump administration said all options, including a military strike, are on the table.

North Korea so far executed five nuclear tests and a series of missile tests, defying UN Security Council and unilateral resolutions. In January, Kim Jong-un said that North Korea had entered the final stage of preparation for a test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which would have the capability of reaching the US. Trump tweeted in response at the time: "It won't happen!"

However, Trump said on Monday that "most political people would never say" they'd be willing to meet with Kim. But he added: "I'm telling you, under the right circumstances, I would meet with him. We have breaking news."

Responding to Trump's comments at a daily briefing, the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that the conditions for a meeting between the US President and Kim "were not there yet" and that a number of things - including North Korea's "provocative" actions and statements would need to be "ratcheted down immediately".

Spicer also said that North Korea's leadership will need to commit to dismantling the nuclear program that poses a "threat to the region and to the US".

When asked why the president said he would "be honored" to meet with Kim, who has threatened to destroy the US, Spicer responded that Trump understands the threat that North Korea poses.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team