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South Korean President Met North Korea's Kim Jong Un Saturday: Seoul

Reuters

Posted Saturday, May 26, 2018 11:54 AM , updated Friday, January 17, 2020 2:56 AM

Seoul officials said the leaders exchanged views on paving the way for a US-North Korea summit.

What you need to know

  • South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have met for the second time in as many months
  • Seoul officials say the leaders met just north of the heavily fortified border that divides the two Koreas
  • It's understood they discussed North Korea's possible summit with the U.S.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday to discuss Kim’s possible upcoming summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, the South said, the second inter-Korean summit in as many months.

This is the second inter-Korea meeting in as many months. Source: Korea Blue House

Moon and Kim met just north of the heavily militarised border in the afternoon to exchange views to pave way for a summit between North Korea and the United States, South Korea’s presidential office said.

Moon will announce the outcome of his two-hour meeting with Kim on Sunday morning, officials said.

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