U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he “would like to” meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week, amid growing speculation about a possible encounter while the U.S. leader is in South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Cooperation (APEC) summit.

Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters before departing for Malaysia, the first stop of his three-nation tour of Asia.

“I don’t know. We let him know. He knows that I’m going there. I would like to. I get along with him very well,” Trump told White House pool reporters when asked if he planned to meet Kim.

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