February 18, 2018

President Moon Jae-in said Saturday, time is not ripe yet for an inter-Korean summit.

"(The public) appears to be in a rush for a possible summit," Moon told reporters while visiting PyeongChang to encourage Korean athletes competing in the Winter Olympics.

"There is a growing sense of sympathy for the need to hold Washington-Pyongyang dialogue," he said. "We expect the ongoing thaw in inter-Korean relations to pave the way for denuclearization talks between the U.S. and the North."

Moon, however, evaded questions on the government's plans to deal with the recent summit proposal from the North.

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