Seoul's presidential office said Moon revealed the plans to President Donald Trump in a 30-minute telephone conversation today. The office did not say how Trump reacted to the plans.
North Korean officials visiting the South for the recently concluded Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have said leader Kim Jong Un wants to hold a summit with Moon and that North Korea aims to open talk with the United States.
Experts say the North's outreach over the Olympics shows its ambition to break out of diplomatic isolation and pressure by improving relations with the South and using that as a bridge to approach the United States.
Visiting as a special envoy, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong Un, told Moon that her brother wishes to meet Moon in North Korea soon.
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Trump has responded to North Korea's overture by saying that talks with North Korea will happen only if conditions are right.
The US has said North Korea must make a clear commitment to eliminating its nuclear and missile programs before any talks can take place.
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