Seoul, September 5
A high-level South Korean delegation met with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Wednesday, as Seoul plans a new summit with the North Korean leader to break a deadlock in denuclearisation talks.
The South’s President Moon Jae-in’s special envoy Chung Eui-yong, who is leading the five-member delegation, earlier said he would discuss ways to “completely denuclearise” the Korean peninsula and establish “lasting peace”.
His delegation “met with Chairman Kim Jong Un and delivered a personal letter (from Moon) and exchanged opinions”, a presidential office spokesman in Seoul said.
The delegation flew back to Seoul after attending a dinner banquet but Chung and other officials declined to speak to the media.
Details about their trip will be given during a press briefing on Thursday, Moon’s office said.
US President Donald Trump and Kim reached a vague agreement at a landmark summit in June to work towards the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, but there has been little movement since.
Talks reached an impasse last month when Trump abruptly cancelled Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s trip to North Korea, citing a lack of progress.
The stated aim of the South Korean delegation’s day-long visit to Pyongyang is to finalise details of a third summit between the leaders of the two Koreas, due later this month.
But observers said that Moon’s personal letter to Kim will likely be a proposal aimed at breaking the denuclearisation impasse. — AFP
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