The two leaders held three meetings during Mr Trump’s first term in office and exchanged a number of, what the president called, «beautiful» letters.
Donald Trump has said he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again.
Speaking at the White House as he held talks with the new South Korean president Lee Jae Myung, Mr Trump told reporters: «I’d like to meet him this year. I look forward to meeting with Kim Jong Un in the appropriate future.»
«I’d like to have a meeting. I got along great with him», President Trump said, adding they «became very friendly» during his first term in office.
«We think we can do something in that regard», he said, adding that he would like to help the relationship between the two Koreas.
Mr Trump and Mr Kim held three meetings between 2018 and 2019 during Mr Trump’s first term and exchanged a number of, what the president called, «beautiful» letters.
In June 2019, Mr Trump briefly stepped into North Korea from the demilitarized zone (DMZ) with South Korea.
The US president on Monday responded to a question about whether he would return to the DMZ by fondly recalling the last time he did so.
«Remember when I walked across the line and everyone went crazy?» especially the Secret Service, Mr Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
