South Korea’s Moon: North Korean Leader Kim to Visit Seoul ‘Soon’

South Korea’s Moon: North Korean Leader Kim to Visit Seoul ‘Soon’
North Koraen Leader Kim Jong Un (R) speaks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) during the Inter-Korean Summit at the Peace House in Panmunjom, South Korea, on April 27, 2018. Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images
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SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Nov. 1, that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will “soon” visit Seoul as part of a series of high-profile diplomatic efforts aimed at ridding North Korea of its nuclear weapons.

Moon said in a speech to parliament that a second North Korea-U.S. summit is also “near at hand” and that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to visit North Korea soon. Moon also said he expects Kim to visit Russia soon and that Kim may meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.