Koreas to meet in September Summit

Kim Jong Un will meet the South’s President Moon Jae-in at a summit in Pyongyang in September to discuss nuclear disarmament, Seoul said Thursday.

France 24

This would be the third meeting this year between the two leaders, who will discuss “practical measures to denuclearise” the flashpoint peninsula during the September 18-20 summit, South Korean National Security Advisor Chung Eui-yong told reporters.

The summit dates were finalised during Chung’s Wednesday visit to Pyongyang, where he met Kim and handed over a personal letter from Moon.

The North Korean leader said he is willing to cooperate with both Seoul and Washington on denuclearisation, according to the envoy.

During the meeting, the North Korean leader “expressed a firm determination toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula as well as an intention to work closely with the US… to achieve the goal”, Chung said.

The South Korean envoy’s visit to Pyongyang came amid a deadlock on the North’s atomic weapons, with US efforts to dismantle the arsenal stalled for weeks.