August 13, 2018

TOKYO — The leaders of North and South Korea will hold a summit in September, their governments announced Monday, as their peace process moves steadily forward despite signs of a growing impasse between Washington and Pyongyang.

The summit will take place in Pyongyang. It will be the third between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year and only the third time that a South Korean leader has traveled to the North Korean capital for such a meeting.

The Trump administration appears to have run into rougher waters in its attempts in recent weeks to persuade North Korea to denuclearize, but the two Koreas appear to be making more progress in their gradual rapprochement.

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