South Korea called on the DPRK to hold a summit before Trump's visit to Seoul

The corresponding statement was made at an event of the Atlantic Council.

“I strongly urge North Korea to respond to the invitation of President Moon Zhe Ina to hold an inter-Korean summit, if possible, before President Trump visits Korea next week,” a representative of South Korea quotes Interfax.

He also stressed that South Korea’s sanctions are not a “magic solution” on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

“They are only a tool for reaching a solution through negotiations,” said Li Do Hong.

Earlier it became known that the South Korean government would send food aid in the amount of 50,000 tons of rice to the DPRK.