Moon, Trump speak before South Korean envoy heads to North Korea

Presidents talk over phone before departure of representative to discuss plans for third inter-Korean summit

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The call between the US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shows Trump wishes for a fruitful result from the upcoming inter-Korean summit. Photo: AFP

Published: 11:19pm, 4 Sep 2018Updated: 11:19pm, 4 Sep 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and United States President Donald Trump held talks over the telephone on Tuesday, on the eve of the departure of a South Korean presidential envoy to North Korea to discuss plans for a third inter-Korean summit.

“President Moon explained in detail that the special envoy will be sent to prepare for S. Korea-N. Korea summit and to settle permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula through denuclearisation,” the presidential office said in a statement.

It showed that Trump wished for a fruitful result from the upcoming inter-Korean summit, which is expected to take place sometime this month.

Moon plans to meet with Trump later this month when he visits the US to attend the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, at which time they will discuss future strategy regarding issues on the Korean Peninsula, according to the statement.

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un during their second summit in Panmunjom. Photo: AFP/KCNA via KNS

Moon on Sunday appointed his top security adviser Chung Eui-yong to lead a five-member delegation to visit North Korea.