President Donald Trump would welcome communications with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after having had friendly relations with Kim during his first term, the White House said on Wednesday. "The president remains receptive to correspondence with Kim Jong Un,

United States President Donald Trump is “receptive” to dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House has said, after a South Korea-based news site reported that Pyongyang repeatedly rebuffed Trump’s outreach efforts.

South Korea's foreign ministry emphasised its efforts to reopen communication with Pyongyang to ease tensions, without directly commenting on Trump's letter South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday it is working closely with the United States to revive dialogue with North Korea,