Moon later said that Kim would come “within this year.” The presidential Blue House on Thursday quoted senior presidential adviser Yoon Young-chan as telling local reporters the previous day that Kim’s visit this year was “difficult.” Yoon said Kim’s trip early next year was still possible, AP reports.
According to experts, Kim is reluctant to come because of stalled nuclear negotiations with the US and worries about “security arrangements” in the South.
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