Seoul's top intel agency says, if denuclearization talks go well, it says, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could cross the border to participate in the Korea-ASEAN summit in Busan.
The NIS also mentioned that Pyeongyang-Washington working-level talks could resume in the coming weeks.
Kim Mok-yeon has our top story.
South Korea's National Intelligence Service says there is a possibility that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could cross the border to South Korea to attend a special summit with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in late November.
After a closed-door session of parliament's intelligence committee Tuesday,... main opposition Liberty Korea Party lawmaker Lee Eun-jae quoted Suh Hoon -- the chief of the NIS -- as saying that the North Korean leader could participate in the Korea-ASEAN special summit should denuclearization negotiations go well.
"We asked if Kim Jong-un would participate in the special summit in Busan and he said that depending on the outcome of nuclear negotiations with the U.S., he could visit in November."
As for when the denuclearization talks will resume, lawmaker Kim Min-ki with the ruling Democratic Party quoted the NIS chief as saying that working-level talks on denuclearization could resume in the next two or three weeks.
"The NIS told us that working level talks between Pyeongyang and Washington could resume in the next two to three weeks, and if an agreement is reached, an inter-Korean summit could also be held within this year."
The Intel agency also said that Kim Jong-un could make a fifth visit to China for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping,... given that he met with Xi ahead his previous two summits with President Trump.
If he does go, the NIS said it would likely be October 6th, the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.