President Moon Jae-in speaks at the start of a weekly meeting with senior presidential secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Moon's right is National Security Office chief Chung Eui-yong. Yonhap

By Kim Yoo-chul

President Moon Jae-in offered Monday to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "at any time and any place," and if this is accepted, he is expected to send a special envoy to Pyongyang to discuss the agenda for what would be their fourth meeting.

The offer came after Moon's summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. last week, in an effort to find a breakthrough in the stalled nuclear talks between the North and the United States.

"I believe the time has come to push for an inter-Korean summit," Moon said during a meeting with senior aides at Cheong Wa Dae.

"I want to discuss with Kim ways to make progress beyond the two previous North Korea-U.S. summits without restrictions on time and venue."

Moon also suggested a three-way meeting with Kim and Trump, saying the U.S. leader reacted positively to the idea.

The North Korean leader said last week he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump again, but only if Washington brings the "right attitude." Trump later tweeted praise of Kim and welcome the idea of a new summit.