Kim Jong Un speaks out about possible meeting with Trump for 1st time
The North Korean leader spoke at a Workers' Party of Korea meeting.
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mentioned the upcoming inter-Korean summit as well as a planned talk with President Donald Trump during a political meeting on Monday.
Kim led a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea’s political bureau and discussed circumstances surrounding the Korean Peninsula as well as the inter-Korean summit, according to North’s state media Korea Central News Agency (KCNA).
![PHOTO: This picture taken on April 9, 2018 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 10 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/kim-jong-un-gty-mem-180410_hpMain.jpg)
It is the first time North Korea’s media brought up summit talks with South Korea or the United States and publicly reported the exact date of inter-Korean summit.
![PHOTO: President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-In walk towards a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House, Nov. 7, 2017, in Seoul, South Korea.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/trump-asia-south-korea-gty-jt-171111_hpMain_3.jpg)
“The supreme leader mentioned the North-South summit and dialogue set on 27th of this month and proposed tactical problems for the party to analyze and assess in-depth the orientation on improving inter-Korean relationship and prospects of U.S.-DPRK dialogue,” KCNA reported.