WASHINGTON — The chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has expressed his support for a potential meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying it is "very important" that the leaders meet, according to a report. Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, made the remarks in an interview with The Washington Post on Wednesday, as Trump recently expressed his intention to meet Kim later this year. "It's very important that they meet," Grossi was quoted by the newspaper as saying. He added, "Leaders need to see each other." Grossi also said that Kim's reputation as a human rights abuser and autocrat should not preclude engagement, according to the report. He pointed to Trump's efforts to broker an agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as he underscored the importance of diplomacy. "People say, 'How can you be shaking hands with this?' Shaking hands is what diplomacy is for," he said. "And then, after the handshake, there is hopefully a conversation, and in that con