The presidential office says a visit to South Korea by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un can be discussed after the North Korea-U.S. summit takes place.

Presidential spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said in a regular briefing Thursday that the top office is not pushing for a visit by Kim around the time of the March First Independence Movement Day, a claim surfaced by a media report.

He stressed the issue will not even be discussed or planned until the Pyongang-Washington summit takes place.

Regarding senior North Korean official Kim Yong-chol, who is apparently on his way to Washington for high-level talks with the U.S., the spokesman expressed hope for good results in the talks so that the North Korea-U.S. summit can produce a successful outcome.