President Moon Jae-in has expressed his hopes for another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.<br />He says he hopes to sit down with Kim whenever the North is ready,... for detailed discussions on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.<br />Park Hee-jun reports. President Moon Jae-in says there should be another inter-Korean summit soon.<br />"Now is the time to go ahead with an inter-Korean summit. North Korea has shown its determination to keep the dialogue going."<br />During Monday's cabinet meeting, he commented for the first time on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's speech at the Supreme People's Assembly.<br />He said Kim reaffirmed his commitment to achieving peace and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula,... and sitting down for the third time with U.S. President Donald Trump.<br /> Moon said Kim has also shown his willingness to implement inter-Korean agreements,... and he called for a fourth inter-Korean summit when the North is ready.<br />"I hope South and North Korea will be able to sit down, not bound to any location or format, to discuss ways to achieve a fruitful outcome beyond the two North Korea-U.S. summits."<br />The South Korean president also said he and President Trump agreed to work together to bring North Korea back to the nuclear negotiations.<br />They also reaffirmed the importance of "top-down" diplomacy, based on the trust and determination of the leaders themselves,... for the peace process on the Korean Peninsula.<br />There was, however, no mention of any plans to send a special envoy to North Korea.<br />But President Trump has asked President Moon to let him know Pyeongyang's stance as soon as possible.<br />And with the South Korean president ready to meet Kim,... it's possible that the trip could take place during his three-nation Central Asia tour, which begins Tuesday.<br />"President Moon has officially put a fourth inter-Korean summit on the table. Sending a special envoy to Pyeongyang will accelerate preparations for the summit, which should lead to further progress along his roadmap for peace on the Korean Peninsula, something he says is a matter of survival. Park Hee-jun, Arirang News." <br />
