Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not able to arrange a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the US president's visit to the South, ending fierce speculation over a possible summit.

Trump had said he would "love to meet" Kim during his Asia trip, which would have been their first meeting since the US leader's previous term in the White House.

North Korea has not responded publicly to the invitation.

Just hours before Trump began a visit to South Korea, Pyongyang announced North Korea test-fired cruise missiles off its western coast in a message to Pyongyang "enemies".

"I know Kim Jong Un very well... we really weren't able to work out timing," Trump said.

Trump added he would aim to "straighten out" tensions between North Korea and South Korea as he met Seoul's Pres

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