With one week left until the North Korea-U.S. summit, South Korea’s presidential office has reiterated that it will wait and see how the talks unfold before additional agenda items such as a declaration of the end of the Korean War can be discussed with the international community.

The top office made the comment Tuesday in response to questions from reporters on recent press coverage that President Moon Jae-in is hoping to hold three-way talks with a view to declaring an end to the war immediately after the summit in Singapore on June 12th.

Tuesday’s statement reiterates the presidential office’s earlier remarks that the North Korea-U.S. summit must end successfully before an end to the Korean War can be discussed. An official had stated on May 27th that working-level talks were underway between the two Koreas regarding declaring an end to the war and a non-aggression pact.

Meanwhile, the presidential office refrained from confirming whether the two Koreas’ leaders would meet in Vladivostok in September during the Eastern Economic Forum, saying that President Moon's participation has not been decided.