SEOUL: South Korea’s new government will seek to sign a peace treaty with the North if it abandons its nuclear weapons, a minister said on Thursday.

Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-Sung’s comments came hours before South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-In—who backs engagement with Pyongyang—was set to hold his first summit with US President Donald Trump, with the North’s growing nuclear and missile threats casting a long shadow.