Trump and Kim Jong Un will likely hold a summit next year, South Korea's spy agency says

President Donald Trump might get his summit with Kim Jong Un after all, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said Tuesday.

SEOUL, South Korea — President Donald Trump might get his summit with Kim Jong Un after all.

That's the view of South Korea's main spy agency, which said Tuesday there was a high possibility that North Korea and the United States will hold talks next year after months of apparent disinterest from Kim.

Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to resume in-person diplomacy with the North Korean leader, but was unable to do so on his diplomatic tour of Asia last week.

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The summit could be held after joint U.S.-South Korea military drills that are scheduled for March, said Lee, speaking after a briefing by the NIS. North Korea often criticizes such drills as rehearsals for invasion, which the U.S. and South Korea deny.