North Korea Preparing for Potential Trump-Kim Meeting, Seoul Says

North Korea is preparing for a potential summit meeting between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump as the idea was broached during Trump’s recent visit to Asia, based on an assessment by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service.

Pyongyang gathered intelligence on American officials involved in North Korea diplomacy behind the scenes, the spy agency said, South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun told reporters Tuesday. Also, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui reviewed whether to proceed with a planned visit to Russia after Trump expressed a willingness to meet Kim, according to Lee, who attended a closed-door meeting.