大韩民国总统文在寅可能会加入6月12日美国与朝鲜在新加坡的会晤(特金会),组成“三方会谈”,韩国联合通讯社引用蓝宫一位不愿意透露姓名的官员的消息报道。
Moon Jae-in, president of the Republic of Korea (ROK), may join leaders of the US and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Singapore around June 12 for a three-way summit, Yonhap news agency reported citing an unnamed Cheong Wa Dae (Blue House) official.
"The discussions are just getting started, so we are still waiting to see how they come out, but depending on their outcome, the president could join President Trump and Chairman Kim in Singapore," the official was quoted by Yonhap as saying.
A US delegation led by a former US ambassador to the ROK is now in the DPRK for talks to prepare for the leaders' summit next month.
DPRK leader Kim Jong Un (R) greets South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the truce village of Panmunjom, May 26, 2018. /Photo via South Korea's Blue House
US President Donald Trump was initially scheduled to meet the DPRK leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, but pulled out of the highly anticipated summit last Thursday, blaming Pyongyang's "open hostility."
Efforts have been seen made in the last few days as the DPRK showed willingness to talk to the US, and a surprise Kim-Moon meeting last Saturday focused on bringing the "canceled" Trump-Kim summit back on track.
US President Donald Trump (L) and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un. /VCG Photo
Trump-Kim summit resuming?
The DPRK on Friday said it was still willing to talk to the US after Trump canceled the summit, a decision Pyongyang described as "extremely regrettable."
The US president responded by saying he was pleased about the DPRK's willingness for talks.
"Very good news to receive the warm and productive statement from North Korea (DPRK). We will soon see where it will lead, hopefully to long and enduring prosperity and peace. only time (and talent) will tell!" Trump tweeted on Friday.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) signs a guestbook as DPRK leader Kim Jong Un reacts before their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom, May 26, 2018. /Photo via South Korea's Blue House
After Moon's remarks on Saturday that the DPRK leader is still committed to denuclearization, Trump told reporters that his summit with Kim could go ahead as originally planned.
"We're looking at June 12th in Singapore. That hasn't changed," said the US president.
Trump first announced the date and place of his summit with Kim on May 10.