VATICAN CITY: South Korea’s president said he was certain peace could be achieved on the Korean Peninsula as he prepared for an audience on Thursday with Pope Francis, where he’s expected to extend an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for Francis to visit.

Meanwhile, Mongolia has invited Kim to visit the nation’s capital, which once hoped to host the historic summit between the North Korean leader and US President Donald Trump, an official said on Tuesday.

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