President Moon Jae-in says Seoul is in close consultations with Pyongyang and Washington over when and how to declare an end to the Korean War.

Moon told the Straits Times of Singapore in an interview published Wednesday that Seoul's goal is to declare an end to the war this year, the 65th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting.

Right after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit last week, the North Korean Foreign Ministry accused Washington of trying to delay peace talks.

This seems to have prompted Seoul to resume go-between efforts between the U.S. and North Korea, whose denuclearization talks have reached an early impasse.

