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Korea, China in talks over Moon's visit: foreign ministry

By Yonhap

Published : Oct. 26, 2017 - 15:45

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South Korea and China are currently discussing President Moon Jae-in's possible visit to China for a summit with President Xi Jinping, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

"There was an agreement in principle over the president's China visit during the two leaders' meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Germany in July. As a result, related discussion is under way through a diplomatic channel," Foreign Ministry spokesman Noh Kyu-duk said in a press briefing.

The spokesman did not provide details.

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He said the two countries are closely consulting at various levels ways to settle pending issues and develop their relationship in a forward-looking manner.

On Wednesday, Moon sent a letter to Xi to congratulate him on his reelection as the head of the Chinese Communist Party. Moon delivered his hope to hold one-on-one talks with Xi in the near future.

Their possible summit is widely expected to be a chance to settle a yearlong feud over the deployment of the US missile shield, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, in South Korea and Beijing's subsequent economic retaliations. (Yonhap)