March 28, 2024
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Moon to “actively consider” inviting Kim Jong Un to 2019 ASEAN-ROK summit

High-level meeting set to be hosted by South Korea next year

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday said he would “actively consider” inviting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the 2019 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-ROK summit, set to be hosted by the South next year.

Speaking at the 20th ASEAN-ROK Summit in Singapore, Indonesian President Joko Widodo proposed that Moon ask Kim to attend next year's high-level "Commemorative Summit."

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