Donald Trump says he'd be "honored" to meet Kim Jong-un

President Donald Trump has said he "would be honored" to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un under the right circumstances.

"If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it," Trump told Bloomberg News Monday. "If it's under the, again, under the right circumstances. But I would do that."

"Most political people would never say that," Trump said. "But I'm telling you under the right circumstances I would meet with him."

Tensions between the two nations have increased recently, following Trump's vow to stop North Korea from developing a nuclear weapon and Pyongyang's recent missile tests.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told the United Nations on Friday that the US would only negotiate with Pyongyang if it took steps towards giving up its nuclear weapons and ballistic...