South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday said Seoul believes that Pyongyang has met U.S. conditions for preliminary talks, in comments made during meetings with the leaders of South Korea’s five major political parties.

The talks saw the President warn against “hasty optimism” over recent DPRK statements on denuclearization, while stressing that their significance should not be understated.

“Nothing has been settled right now,” President Moon said. “Our view is that [Pyongyang] has met the U.S. conditions at least for selective, preliminary talks according to what we have been discussing with the U.S.”

The meeting with political leaders came a day