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 a North Korean delegation is expected to visit Washington on Friday to deliver a letter from leader Kim Jong Un as both nations scramble to salvage their planned nuclear summit.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Texas, Trump said talks between U.S. and North Korean diplomats are going “very well.”

"They're going to be coming down to Washington on Friday. And a letter is going to be delivered to me from Kim Jong Un," he said.

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Trump said he is not sure if an agreement is taking shape, but added that the negotiations “are in good hands.”

The president spoke as 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 was sitting down in New York City with Kim Jong Chol, a top North Korean official and close confidant of Kim.

Trump in March agreed to meet with Kim in an effort to broker a deal over the North’s nuclear program, but the president later pulled out of the talks amid heightened rhetoric from Kim’s government.

Just hours after canceling the meeting, however, Trump indicated he was still open to meeting with Kim and talks resumed after North Korea issued a conciliatory statement.