President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE said late Saturday he expects to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in January or February.

The president told reporters aboard Air Force One as he traveled home from the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Argentina that three sites have been suggested for a follow-up meeting with Kim. He did not specify where the sites were.

Asked if Kim would visit the U.S. at some point, Trump said "at some point, yeah."

"We're getting along very well," Trump said. "We have a good relationship."

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The president also discussed North Korea during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement that the two leaders agreed to work together "to see a nuclear free Korean Peninsula."

"President Trump expressed his friendship and respect for Chairman Kim," Sanders added.

Trump and Kim met in June in Singapore for the first meeting between the sitting leaders of the two countries. Kim signed a document at the time pledging to abandon his nuclear arsenal in exchange for unspecified security assurances.

In the months since, the Trump administration has pushed for North Korea to end its nuclear program, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoOvernight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers Overnight Defense: House Democrats unveil stopgap spending measure to GOP opposition | Bill includes .6B for new subs | Trump issues Iran sanctions after world shrugs at US action at UN Navalny calls on Russia to return clothes he was wearing when he fell ill MORE has met multiple times with Kim.

Progress has stalled at times, and satellite images published in November indicated that North Korea was moving ahead with its ballistic missile program at 16 bases across the country.

Trump maintained the images did not contain new information.

The president has drawn criticism at times for his repeated praise for Kim's personality and leadership, given the leader's track record of human rights abuses.