Trump said Kim Jong-un liked rocket launch but still believed the North Korean leader would conduct denuclearization.

"Kim Jong-un definitely loves rocket launch, right? That's why I called him Rocket," US President Donald Trump today spoke to the press during a meeting with Secretary-General To Jens Stoltenberg North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) in London, England.

"Rocket Man" is a nickname Trump gave Kim since September 2017, at a time when relations between the two countries were still tense and the US President declared "unforgiving for North Korea to threaten the US and its citizens by arms. nuclear gas ".

Despite recent Pyongyang weapons tests, the White House boss continues to express his confidence in Kim Jong-un and hopes the North Korean leader will conduct denuclearization.

"I have faith in him. I like him, he likes me. We have a good relationship," Trump said. "Let's wait and see what happens. Everything can succeed, maybe not."

Trump added that if he were not the president of the United States, "Asia would be at war now" and "who knows where this will lead."

Trump's comments came in the context of North Korea on November 28 testing two super-large jet artillery shells from Yeonpo test ground in Hamgyong province, east of the country. This is considered a reminder of the year-end deadline that Kim Jong-un set for Washington to remove sanctions and pave the way for renuclearization negotiations.

North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Ri Thae-song also warned today about how the US will behave and decide the "Christmas gift" it receives by the end of the year. According to Pyongyang, Washington wants to hold more talks between the two countries to take advantage of the US political and election situation.

The US-North Korean denuclearization process has stalled since a working-level negotiation in Stockholm, Sweden in October, in which both sides still disagree over the size of denuclearization. as US interests can be given to North Korea.

This situation seems to prompt Pyongyang to repeatedly test short-range missiles, jet guns, as well as issue tough statements warning Washington and Seoul. Trump, meanwhile, said he is still pushing South Korea and Japan allies to increase the cost contribution for US troops stationed in these countries.

Asked whether the presence of U.S. forces in the Korean peninsula is in Washington's national security interests, Trump said the issue could be discussed in many ways, but allies should ". share the burden more equitably. "