북한 김정은, 문 대통령에 방북 초청... 문 대통령 "북미간 조기대화에 더 적극 나서달라"
Forty days ago... such scene would have been unimaginable: A member of North Korea's ruling Kim family sitting across the South Korean president at the presidential Blue House in Seoul.
What's more: She's relayed her brother's offer to have President Moon in the North.
Our chief Blue House correspondent Moon Connyoung reports. Olympics detente into meaningful progress... is what South Korean president Moon Jae-in was hoping for when he invited the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the presidential Blue House on Saturday.

What he got... was the North Korean leader's invite to visit Pyongyang... relayed by his only sister and trusted adviser... and we've learned today, his special adviser, Kim Yo-jong.

"As special envoy Kim Yo-jong delivered a letter from the North's Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, Kim Jong-un... she verbally relayed Mr. Kim's invitation for President Moon to visit North Korea at a convenient saying he is willing to meet with President Moon at the earliest date possible."

The Blue House spokesperson said President Moon responded to the invitation by suggesting the two sides should accomplish this by creating the right conditions... adding that talks between North Korea and the United States were also needed, and requested that North Korea be more active in
talking with the U.S.

The South Korean leader has repeatedly said in the past that he is willing to meet with the North's Kim Jong-un anytime, anywhere if he is reasonably sure that such a meeting would help ease tensions and end the crisis over the North's nuclear weapons and missile development program.

The Blue House luncheon follows a brief encounter between the two parties at the Olympic Opening Ceremony... in which President Moon twice shook hands with the North's Kim Yo-jong.

The apparent thaw has not been reflected in Washington, however.
In an interview with NBC Nightly News, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Washington will continue to put all the pressure to bear on North Korea... economically and diplomatically, while preserving all of its military options to see that that happens.

"The power players in this region will be back at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics later this evening. South Korea's Moon will be at the ice arena to cheer for the South Korean short track speed skaters... while the U.S.' Pence cheer on the U.S. skaters... and then move over to the ice rink to attend the combined Korea women's ice hockey match together with the top guests from the North.
Will we see more drama unfold... not only in sports, but in politics and diplomacy as well... on this last evening in South Korea for both the North Koreans and the Americans? We'll be watching.
Moon Connyoung, Arirang News, the Blue House."



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