US President Donald Trump is pushing his aides to arrange a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as early as this autumn, with November emerging as a possible timeframe for the two leaders to hold another face-to-face discussion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing US officials. The potential meeting would mark another effort by Trump to revive direct engagement with Pyongyang over North Korea's nuclear and security issues. According to the report, Trump has privately discussed arranging an in-person meeting with Kim during his next trip to Asia. The trip could take place in November, when Trump may travel to China for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen.

A meeting with Kim could potentially be organised around that broader regional visit, although no final arrangements have been publicly confirmed. The possibility of another Trump-Kim meeting comes after the two leaders held several high-profile encounters during Trump's first presidential term. Their diplomacy included summits in Singapore and Hanoi, as well as a meeting at the Korean Demilitarized Zone in 2019. Those efforts produced discussions on denuclearisation and improving relations but ultimately failed to result in a lasting agreement over North Korea's nuclear programme.

Trump has previously spoken positively about his relationship with Kim and has indicated that he remains open to renewed engagement with the North Korean leader. Kim, meanwhile, has continued to oversee North Korea's military and nuclear programmes, while Pyongyang has strengthened its strategic relationship with Russia and maintained a hardline position towards the United States and South Korea. A new meeting would therefore take place against a significantly different geopolitical backdrop from Trump's earlier diplomacy with Pyongyang. North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities remain a major concern for the United States and its allies in the region.

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Washington, Seoul and Tokyo have continued to coordinate over North Korea's weapons development and military activities, while Pyongyang has repeatedly rejected pressure to abandon its nuclear arsenal. The reported timing would also coincide with Trump's broader engagement in the Asia-Pacific region. If his November trip to China takes place as expected, a meeting with Kim could add a major diplomatic dimension to the visit. However, the precise itinerary and whether Kim would agree to meet Trump have not been publicly established. The Wall Street Journal report cited unnamed US officials in describing Trump's efforts to arrange the meeting.

Reuters said it was not immediately able to independently verify the report. There has also been no confirmation from the White House or North Korean authorities that a summit has been scheduled. If the meeting goes ahead, it would renew high-level diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang after years of limited progress on denuclearisation. It could also provide Trump with an opportunity to directly address North Korea's nuclear programme, regional security and relations with US allies. For now, however, the reported November meeting remains a possibility rather than a confirmed diplomatic engagement.

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