Can Moon accomplish what Trump could not?

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, joined by more than 200 officials, is set to embark on a high-stakes trip to Pyongyang for talks with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un.

On an exceptionally rare occasion in the reclusive country, the first moment of the two leaders' encounter in North Korea's capital, as well as the summit's key events, will be beamed live to the rest of the world.

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At the upcoming summit, another important matter on South Korea's agenda would be improving its own relations with North Korea.

In the economic field, there are relatively innocuous projects - such as cooperation in the forestry sector -that would not violate a string of sanctions from the United Nations Security Council, Bong Young-shik, a research fellow at Yonsei University Institute for North Korean studies, told Al Jazeera.

The two leaders are also expected to discuss ways to ease tensions along one of the world's most fortified borders, a follow-up on the Panmunjom Declaration after their inter-Korean summit on April 27.

The militaries from both sides have been holding meetings to discuss removing army guard posts and landmines inside the Demilitarised Zone and setting up a "maritime peace zone" in the West Sea, a scene of numerous deadly military skirmishes in the past.

"It would be tangible achievements of this summit if the two leaders agree on measures for conventional arms reduction," Bong added.

  alJazeera