North Korea's Kim open to US talks, has 'fond memories' of Trumpby AFP Staff WritersSeoul (AFP) Sept 22, 2025North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has "fond memories" of US President Donald Trump and is open to future talks with the United States -- if he can keep his nuclear arsenal. "I still personally hold fond memories of the current US president, Trump," Kim added, in a wide-ranging speech to the country's Supreme People's Assembly. North Korea has in recent years declared the South its principal enemy and blown up rail links and roads connecting the two countries. Trump is expected to visit South Korea next month, when the country hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) in its southern city of Gyeongju. "The timing of the remarks, just ahead of Trump's trip to South Korea for the APEC summit, appears calculated," said Lim Eul-chul at South Korea's Kyungnam University.