Trump says will not meet Iran's Rouhani, maybe in future

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters during bilateral meeting with Egypt's President el-Sisi on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly, on Tuesday said has no plans to meet Iran's President Hassan Rouhani but signaled he was open to a possible future meeting.

"Despite requests, I have no plans to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Maybe someday in the future. I am sure he is an absolutely lovely man," Trump wrote in a post on Twitter.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey)