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No concrete discussions underway on Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul: unification minister

Cho Myoung-gyon says "all possibilities open" regarding fourth Kim-Moon summit, however

Seoul and Pyongyang are not currently holding any discussions over a potential visit by DPRK leader Kim Jong Un to South Korea, the ROK’s unification minister said on Wednesday.

The comments come amid growing speculation that a Kim visit to the South will take place this month. 

September’s Pyongyang Joint Declaration saw the two Koreas agree that Kim’s would visit Seoul at “an early date,” with President Moon Jae-in saying it would likely take place by the end of 2018.

Asked by lawmaker Ji Sang-uk about that possibility on Wednesday, Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-gyon said Seoul considers “all possibilities open.”

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