[Anchor]
U.S. President Donald Trump has mentioned a specific date, stating that he expects Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the United States this September. Ahead of the NATO summit, he also remarked that an end to the war in Ukraine is closer than people think.
Here is the report from Washington correspondent Jeon Byeong-nam.
[Reporter]
U.S. President Donald Trump stated, "I expect Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the United States on September 24."
[Donald Trump/U.S. President: President Xi will be here in late September, probably September 24. We will need a massive ballroom where thousands of people can see him.]
The month of September mentioned by Trump coincides with the UN General Assembly, where Trump is scheduled to deliver a keynote address on September 22.
If President Xi does visit the U.S., the possibility of linking his attendance at the UN General Assembly with a visit to the White House is being discussed.
Trump's remarks appear intended to re-emphasize the invitation extended during the U.S.-China summit last May.
However, neither the White House nor the Chinese government has officially confirmed the schedule for President Xi's visit or whether a summit will be held.
Trump also said that the end of the Russia-Ukraine war is closer than people think, adding that he would discuss the matter at the NATO summit.
[Donald Trump/U.S. President: I think we are much closer to the end than people think. He (Putin) must be feeling the pressure. Putin wants to end the war, and so does Ukraine. We are in talks, and we will see if we can end it.]
He is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trump is set to depart for Türkiye this evening, Washington time, to attend the NATO summit.
(Video reporting: Oh Jung-sik, Video editing: So Ji-hye)
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