U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would “love to meet” Kim Jong Un this week and that he is willing to travel to North Korea to discuss sanctions relief.

Trump made the remarks in response to reporter questions aboard Air Force One, speaking off the cuff but not raising the issue himself.

“I’d love to meet with him if he’d like to meet,” the president said, while stating that he hasn’t said “anything” to Kim directly.

Asked if he would extend his trip to Asia to make a meeting happen, he said, “I hadn’t thought of it, but