BUSAN - South Korea has reiterated hopes for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit the southern port city of Busan as an observer for a special summit involving all 10 Asean nations, just as a 40-day countdown to the event was launched.
Mr Lim Sung-nam, South Korea's ambassador to Asean, said a visit by the North Korean leader will be"very meaningful and will continue the peace process on the Korean peninsula". South Korea's intelligence agency last month raised the possibility of Mr Kim's visit to Busan, but experts said chances are low unless progress is made on stalled nuclear talks with the US. Inter-Korea ties remain frozen as well.
He completed his promise to tour all 10 Asean nations last month, reaffirming his commitment to the region. Ambassador Lim noted that bilateral trade has increased 20-fold in the past 30 years, while tourism has boomed 100 times.
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