South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a surprise meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday to ensure a summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump goes off successfully, South Korean officials said. It was the clearest sign yet that the on-again off-again summit between Mr Trump and Mr Kim is likely to be held as initially agreed, in Singapore on June 12th. Mr Moon, who returned to Seoul earlier this week after a meeting with Mr Trump, will announce details of the meeting with Mr Kim on Sunday morning. Mr Trump said on Friday that Washington was having “productive talks” with Pyongyang about reinstating the June 12th meeting, just a day after cancelling it. It was reported earlier this week the team was scheduled to discuss the agenda and logistics for the summit with North Korean officials.

Source: The Irish Times May 26, 2018 12:45 UTC