Donald Trump has said he knows how Kim Jong-un is doing amid speculation over the North Korean leader’s health, but added: “I can’t talk about it now”.
The US President was asked about Kim’s condition at a White House press conference on Monday evening.
Mr Trump said he has a “very good idea” about the leader of the rogue state’s health.
"I can't tell you exactly," Mr Trump said. "Yes, I do have a very good idea, but I can't talk about it now. I just wish him well."
"I hope he's fine. I do know how he's doing relatively speaking. We will see - you'll probably be hearing in the not too distant future," Mr Trump said.
It comes after South Korean officials earlier insisted Kim was alive and well, amid rumours he was either dead or seriously ill.
Questions about Kim's health flared after he failed to attend a commemoration of the 108th birthday of his grandfather, North Korea founder Kim II Sung, on April 15.
The annual commemoration is North Korea’s most important event, and Kim, 36, had not missed it since inheriting power from his father in late 2011.
South Korea's Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul, who oversees engagement with the North, also said at a closed-door forum on Sunday that the Government has the intelligence capabilities to say with confidence that there was nothing unusual happening.
