North Korea-U.S. summit ‘possible at any time,’ Seoul spy agency says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks to greet U.S. President Donald Trump at the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, in the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in June 2019. | AFP-JIJI

AFP-JIJI, REUTERS

Sep 1, 2026

Seoul – A summit between the United States and North Korea appears possible “at any time” as signs have emerged of dialogue between them, a lawmaker citing South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said last month he plans to again meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but the public response from Pyongyang has been mostly muted and analysts were skeptical of imminent talks.

“Regarding the North Korea-U.S. summit, there was an analysis that it should be viewed as possible at any time,” South Korean lawmaker Youn Kun-young told reporters, citing a briefing by the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

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