South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks North Korea's Kim Young Nam and Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Seoul, South Korea, February 10, 2018 © Yonhap via / Reuters
CNN: South Korea's Moon puts brakes on hopes for quick talks with North
Pyeongchang, South Korea (CNN)South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Saturday it was too early to talk about hosting a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, hinting he would not rush the matter.
A high-level delegation from the North invited Moon to Pyongyang for talks with his North Korean counterpart while in South Korea last week for the opening of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
The delegation's unprecedented visit was hailed in some quarters as a diplomatic breakthrough, but Moon must now chart a way through tricky diplomatic waters.
"There are high expectations and our hearts seem to be getting impatient. It is like the old saying, seeking a scorched-rice water from a well," Moon told journalists in Pyeongchang after being asked whether he planned to hold a summit with North Korea.
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Update #1: Moon says mood for inter-Korean summit not yet ripe (Korea Times).
Update #2: US, South Korea say too soon to talk weapons with North (NYPost)
WNU Editor: Key diplomats and officials from North Korea and South Korea will be talking with each other for the next few months to discuss the agenda and the points to be covered when these leaders meet. My prediction is that they will meet this summer. I am also expecting no nuclear or missile tests until then.
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