South Korea's top nuclear envoy plans to visit the United States this week to talk about inter-Korean summit agreements and other related issues, a source here said Monday.
According to the source, Lee Do-hoon, representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs at Seoul's foreign ministry, is planning to meet with Susan Thornton, acting US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in Washington and is currently arranging details of his visit.
Lee's visit comes ahead of the South Korea-US summit slated for May 22 in Washington and the North Korea-US summit that is expected to take place in June. South Korea's top nuclear negotiator is expected to explain the agreements made at the inter-Korean summit on April 27, known as the Panmunjom Declaration, and to hear from US officials about their preparations for the summit with North Korea.