President Moon Jae-in hopes to invite leaders of the ruling and opposition parties to Cheong Wa Dae to brief them about inter-Korean relations and other developments that happened during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, an official said Wednesday.
"We're at a stage where the office of the senior political affairs secretary is trying to check the schedules of the leaders of parties in order to propose a meeting," the presidential official told reporters on condition of anonymity.
Should opposition parties agree, Cheong Wa Dae hopes to hold the meeting sometime next week.
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If the meeting takes place, Moon is expected to brief party leaders on his discussions with high-level North Korean and U.S. officials that visited the South for the Olympics, including the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, US Vice President Mike Pence and Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump.
Moon could also use the meeting to ask for support for his push to hold a referendum on revising the Constitution at the same time as June's local elections.
It is unclear, however, if the main opposition Liberty Korea Party will agree to such a meeting as LKP leader Hong Joon-pyo has rejected similar meetings proposed by Moon.
The minor opposition Bareunmirae Party is expected to accept the proposal as the party called earlier in the day for a meeting between the president and the leaders of ruling and opposition parties about diplomacy and national security issues. (Yonhap)