U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday said it was possible a planned summit with

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un could still take place on June 12 as originally planned, just a day after he cancelled the meeting citing Pyongyang's "tremendous anger and open hostility."

Trump welcomed the conciliatory statement from North Korea, saying it remained open to talks after on Thursday he called off a summit with North Korea's autocratic leader, Kim Jong Un.

"It was a very nice statement they put out," Trump said as he left the White House to deliver a commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy. "We'll see what happens - it could even be the 12th. "We're talking to them now. They very much want to do it. We'd like to do it."

Earlier on Twitter, Trump had noted "very good news to receive the warm and productive statement from North Korea." (REUTERS)