The state intelligence agency has detected signs that North Korea had been preparing for a possible summit with the United States around the time of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in South Korea,

Around 10,000 North Korean troops have been deployed near the border between Russia and Ukraine. Source: South Korean MP Lee Seong-kwon, citing data from the country's National Intelligence Service NIS ,

South Korea's spy agency thinks there is a high possibility that North Korea and the United States will hold a summit, suggesting that Pyongyang may pursue a meeting after March, a lawmaker said.

The North Korean leader has previously shown little interest in renewed diplomacy with President Donald Trump, who met with him three times during his first term.

“The (National Intelligence Services) NIS believes that Kim Jong Un is willing to engage in dialogue with the United States and will have contact with the United States in the future when conditions are met,” lawmaker Lee Seong Kweun told the media after a briefing by the South Korean spy agency.

SEOUL - South Korea's spy agency sees a high possibility that North Korea and the United States will hold a summit, anticipating the meeting could happen after joint U.S.-South Korea military drills in March next year,

The state intelligence agency has detected signs that North Korea had been preparing for a possible summit with the United States around the time of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in South Korea,