South Korean President Moon Jae-in has convinced North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, a source tells CNN.

Moon and Kim met at the same spot last week.

The meeting between the two Korean leaders grabbed worldwide attention.

The meeting between the two leaders of Korean countries led to an agreement to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and formally end the Korean War.

The venue makes the most sense logistically for Kim, the source told CNN, because media facilities and equipment are already in place, which could the allow the summit to take place "in late May."

The idea of meeting at the DMZ wasn't a complete surprise to aides, since Trump has been talking about it all weekend and raised it in his Sunday phone call with Moon, a senior US official and a person familiar with the conversations told CNN.

Trump told reporters on Monday that  he was enthusiastic about the idea of holding the summit in the DMZ.   

"There's something I like about it, because you're there, if things work out, there's a great celebration to be had on the site, not in a third party country,"  he was quoted as saying by CNN.
 

Kim image: Korea.net

Trump image: Facebook