S. Korea’s Moon: N. Korean leader Kim to visit Seoul ‘soon’
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will “soon” visit Seoul as part of a series of high-profile diplomatic efforts aimed at ridding North Korea of its nuclear weapons.
Moon said in a speech to parliament that a second North Korea-U.S. summit is also “near at hand” and that Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit North Korea soon. Moon also said he expects Kim to visit Russia soon and that Kim may meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Moon has previously said that Kim told him he would visit Seoul within this year when the leaders met in Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, in September.
South Korea’s presidential office said it had nothing to add to Moon’s speech about Kim’s trip. His comments were in line with previous statements, it said. They suggest that Moon is determined to push ahead with diplomacy to resolve the nuclear issue.