"If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honoured to do it,'' Mr Trump told Bloomberg News. As a presidential candidate, Mr Trump suggested he was open to meeting Mr Kim, but hadn't repeated the line since taking office. "So obviously, he's a pretty smart cookie,'' Mr Trump told CBS' Face the Nation in an interview that aired Sunday. Mr Spicer didn't mention that under Mr Kim, North Korea's government remains strictly authoritarian and dissent isn't tolerated. As president, Mr Obama ultimately spoke by phone with Iran's leader and travelled to Cuba amid a historic detente with the island nation.

Source: Bangkok Post May 02, 2017 13:30 UTC