Seoul official hints at US-North Korea meeting this year | International

SEOUL, Sept 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A meeting between North Korea and the United States on the sidelines of this year's APEC summit in South Korea "cannot be ruled out", according to a Seoul foreign ministry official. Ties between Pyongyang and Washington have been in the deep freeze since a high-profile summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump in 2019 collapsed over sanctions relief and Pyongyang's nuclear concessions. Since then, North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an "irreversible" nuclear state, though Kim has recently signalled willingness to reopen a dialogue with Washington. A high-ranking official in South Korea's foreign ministry said on Friday in New York that such talks could take place on the sidelines...