President Moon Jae-in has projected that negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea on the North's denuclearization will produce success although they will take time. 

Presidential press secretary Yoon Young-chan said that Moon made the prediction on Thursday during his meeting with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and a summit with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore. 

Moon reportedly assessed that negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang are now on the right track and bilateral working-level talks have begun in earnest. 

He also cautiously predicted that North Korea-U.S. negotiations may produce enough success if Pyongyang implements its complete denuclearization and the international community joins their efforts to guarantee the regime’s security. 

The president, who is visiting Singapore for a three-day state visit, will deliver a speech on his vision for peace and co-prosperity in East Asia before a 400-strong audience on Friday. 

He will wrap up a six-day trip to India and Singapore and return home after a meeting with Koreans in Singapore on Friday afternoon.

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