Prior to his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with two key U.S. officials to discuss the upcoming Pyongyang-Washington summit. <br />Cha Sang-mi reports. <br /> As his first official itinerary in Washington, President Moon Jae-in met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton.<br />According to pool reports, President Moon expressed his apppreciation for President Trump's top advisors for foreign affairs and national security as they prepare for the upcoming Pyongyang-Washington summit.<br /><br /> "I'm very much aware that you both play key roles in the U.S. government's foreign and security policies, and in particular, on Korea as a whole. We're embarking on a very important period that will determine the future of Korea and the Korean Peninsula. The Korean public has very high expectations of you."<br /><br /> During their 50-minute-long meeting, President Moon called on Pompeo and Bolton to speed up preparations to make the Pyongyang-Washington summit a successful one that ultimately puts all parties on the road to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.<br /><br /> "This is our highest priority. We're trying to get this right for your country, for our country, and for the world. And I have a great new counterpart Director Seo, a great counterpart of mine, and we are looking forward to working alongside you to achieve a really good outcome with North Korea." <br /><br /> Regarding the recent negative shift in tone from Pyongyang, President Moon stressed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's determination to hold a successful summit with the U.S. is resolute nevertheless.<br /> The meeting came a couple of hours before President Moon sat down for his face-to-face with President Trump in the Oval Office.<br />Cha Sang-mi, Arirang News. <br />
