Trump says he expects to meet with North Korea’s Kim early next year

President Trump said late Saturday he expects to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in January or February.

The president told reporters aboard Air Force One as he traveled home from the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Argentina that three sites have been suggested for a follow-up meeting with Kim. He did not specify where the sites were.

Asked if Kim would visit the U.S. at some point, Trump said “at some point, yeah.”

“We’re getting along very well,” Trump said. “We have a good relationship.”

{mosads}The president also discussed North Korea during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement that the two leaders agreed to work together “to see a nuclear free Korean Peninsula.”

“President Trump expressed his friendship and respect for Chairman Kim,” Sanders added.

Trump and Kim met in June in Singapore for the first meeting between the sitting leaders of the two countries. Kim signed a document at the time pledging to abandon his nuclear arsenal in exchange for unspecified security assurances.

In the months since, the Trump administration has pushed for North Korea to end its nuclear program, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met multiple times with Kim.

Progress has stalled at times, and satellite images published in November indicated that North Korea was moving ahead with its ballistic missile program at 16 bases across the country.

Trump maintained the images did not contain new information.

The president has drawn criticism at times for his repeated praise for Kim’s personality and leadership, given the leader’s track record of human rights abuses.