Trump meets South Korea president, tells Kim Jong Un’s relationship

president Donald Trump He boasted about his “great relationship” with North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un, who met in the White House for the first time on Monday with the new president of South Korea, Lee Jay Mong.

Sing me richly extending during praise, which came weeks after their countries were connected to a commercial deal that crowning customs duties on South Korea’s exports to the United States by 15 %.

Trump’s help in establishing a permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula.

“I look forward to your meeting with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kim Jong Un,” said to me, according to a translator in his oval office.

The idea of ​​Trump’s tower that was built in North Korea, Trump and Kim played the golf together.

Trump said he had a “great relationship” with Kim and that he was looking forward to “meeting” with him in the “appropriate future”.

“We can make great progress with North Korea,” Trump added.

Trump was asked by a correspondent whether Lee and Kim could also meet.

“This will be interesting,” Trump said.

“We will arrange a meeting between you and Kim Jong Un. Do you want it?” Trump asked Lee, who took office in June after early elections. Attract the Trump question laughing from others in the room.

“Look, I am dealing with Kim Jong Un, and anything I can do with South Korea and gather people, you must meet, right?”

Trump’s friendly meeting with Lee came hours after US President Korea drew as a country in turmoil, and to write on social media that seems to be the country suffering from “cleansing” or “revolution”.

“We cannot possess this and do business there,” Trump said in fact.

When asked about this position before the meeting, Trump told the correspondents: “Well, I heard that there are raids on churches during the past few days, and very evil raids on the churches by the new government in South Korea, and even went to our military base and obtained information.”

“Maybe they shouldn’t do so, but I heard bad things,” Trump said. “I don’t know if this is true or not. I will discover it.”

Investigators in South Korea in recent weeks She conducted searches in churches and Osan Air Force Base as part of an investigation into the former South Korea first lady, Kim Keon He, Ali Corruption fees. The OSAN Air base is operated by the Air Force for both the United States and South Korea.

During this meeting with Lee, Trump took a softer tone.

“It didn’t seem like South Korea,” he said.

The meeting was held amid remaining questions about the relationship of the two countries.

The 15 % customs tariff rate announced by Trump was less than the 25 % average that he threatened previously. But the leaders in South Korea expressed his willingness to continue negotiations.

“I hear they want to re -negotiate the deal, but this is good, there is no objection to that,” Trump said at the beginning of the meeting.

“This does not mean that they will get anything, but I do not mind.”

After the White House left me, Trump said he believed his trade agreement with South Korea has ended.

“They have faced some problems with her, but we adhere to our rifles,” Trump told reporters during an unrelated event.

“They will do the deal that they have agreed to conclude.”