White House officials handling Korea affairs plan to visit Seoul this week, as South Korean President Moon Jae-in is seeking an early summit with his American counterpart Donald Trump, diplomatic sources said Sunday as quoted by Yonhap.

The US delegation, led by Matt Pottinger, senior director for East Asia at the National Security Council (NSC), is scheduled to arrive here Monday for a two-day stay. Allison Hooker, director for Korea at the NSC, is also included in the group, according to sources.

They will meet South Korean officials at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae and the Foreign Ministry, traveling to Seoul after attending the two-day “One Belt, One Road” forum to be held in Beijing starting Sunday.

It will be the first trip here by U.S. government officials since Moon's inauguration last Wednesday.

Source: MENA