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I hope I can / could meet you for an interview.?

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Hi,

Question:
Which sentence is more correct?

Sentence1:
I hope I can meet you for an interview.
Sentence2:
I hope I could meet you for an interview.

My opinion:
Sometimes, "could" is a polite version of "can".

However, one of the main considerations is the tense.
Present tense should be used.

Thanks
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I hope I can; I wish I could

These two phrases are set; the verbs tenses here cannot be exchanged.
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