All eyes are on the possible meeting between the leaders of North Korea and the U.S. on Sunday..., after President Trump said that he wants to meet Chairman Kim Jong-un at the DMZ.<br />Although Trump told reporters that the offer was spontaneous, American news outlets are suggesting that it was planned in advance.<br />Our Ko Roon-hee reports.<br />When asked about his offer to meet Kim at the inter-Korean border on Saturday, President Trump said QUOTE "I just thought of it this morning."<br /><br />However, according to American political newspaper The Hill, it seems like the suggestion was planned from at least a week ago.<br />In an exclusive interview with The Hill on Monday, Trump said the DMZ would be one of the places he will be visiting.<br />And when asked if he would meet the North Korean leader if Kim offered to do so, Trump said he might.<br />The news outlet reported that it postponed publishing the news because of the request from the White House... which mentioned security issues in publicizing the plan in advance.<br /><br />Although The Hill's question included the presumption of Kim Jong-un offering to meet Trump at the DMZ... this signals that the U.S. President has been picturing the surprise occasion even before he left for the G20 summit in Osaka.<br /><br />This is different from President Trump's answer to reporters right before departing for the summit in Japan... saying that he will be meeting with a lot of other people, but not Chairman Kim Jong-un... although he may be speaking to Kim in a different form.<br /><br />Analysts say, President Trump tried to maximize the dramatic effect of the event by taking the form of an impromptu proposal in public... while preparing for the meet-up in advance under tight security.<br /><br />And U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun's arrival in Seoul on Thursday adds weight to the speculation that the meeting was planned ahead of time.<br />The Washington Post also reported on Saturday... that the rumors that the White House was trying to organize a potential meeting had circulated for days in Washington and Seoul.<br /><br />If the leaders do meet on Sunday, it will be their third meeting.<br />And some are expecting... that the first trilateral meeting of the leaders of the two Koreas and the U.S might happen as well.<br />Ko Roon-hee, Arirang News.<br />
