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| Former President Moon Jae-in, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome, Oct. 30, 2021. An anticipated meeting between former Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden in Seoul this weekend is unlikely to take place. Yonhap |
An anticipated meeting between former Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden in Seoul this weekend is unlikely to take place, officials here and in Washington said Thursday.
Biden is scheduled to arrive in Korea, Friday, for a three-day visit and hold his first summit with Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol the following day. It was previously reported that Biden could meet with Moon during his visit.
But U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan denied the reports in a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, saying, "We don't have a meeting scheduled with (former) President Moon at this time."
Those close to Moon said they have nothing to say about the U.S.' decision.
"The meeting was initially pursued at the suggestion of the White House. If the White House has decided not to include the meeting in the schedule, we have nothing to say in addition to what was said," said an official.
Moon left office May 9 after serving a five-year term and is now staying in his retirement home in the southeastern city of Yangsan. (Yonhap)
