Trump Sent Kim Jong Un a Birthday Greeting, South Korea Says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un shake hands inside the demilitarized zone separating South and North Korea, in June 2019.
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U.S. President Donald Trump asked South Korea to deliver a birthday message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in the latest exchange of personal greetings between the two leaders whose countries have been adversaries for decades.
South Korea’s National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong told reporters at Incheon International Airport on Friday that Trump made the request to send greetings to Kim, whose birthday was on Wednesday. “He had a well-wishing message that he wanted South Korean President Moon Jae-in to deliver to Chairman Kim Jong Un,” he said.