남북 정상회담 언제가 유력한가? 전망 엇갈려
So we now know that the leaders of the two Koreas are going to meet for another summit, this time in Pyongyang, next month.
We still don't know the exact date, but we do have some clues, as our Park Hee-jun reports.
At Monday's high-level inter-Korean talks at the border,... it was decided South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet in Pyongyang sometime in September for their third summit.
"We agreed the summit needs to take place as soon as possible, but considering North Korea's schedule, we've initially decided to hold it in September and set the date through discussions. Realistically, it can't happen in August."
The specific date, however,... remains unclear.
Seoul's presidential office told reporters after the talks,... that the inter-Korean summit will most likely happen in mid or late-September.
Blue House Spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said it's difficult to hold the summit earlier,... due to North Korea's schedule,... mainly the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the North Korean regime on September 9th.
He added the specific summit date will have to be set through further working-level talks.
But Moon Chung-in , special advisor to President Moon,... thinks the date has already been set.
He told South Korean cable channel JTBC that he expects the summit to happen between September 12th and 13th,... which would be the first working day after North Korea's September 9th holiday.
It's also widely believed by experts that the summit will happen before the UN General Assembly kicks off in New York City on September 18th.
World leaders, including President Moon, are scheduled to give speeches there in the final week of the month.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.
