US-Korea senior official confirms talks with North Korea resumption of cooperation or August 21 15:03
Senior officials in charge of North Korea issues in the US and South Korea met in Seoul on the 21st. North Korea has expressed an idea of responding to a practical discussion for denuclearization with the United States after the US-Korea joint military exercises are over, and it seems that the United States-Korea cooperation has been confirmed in anticipation of the resumption of the discussion.
Vegan Special Representative in charge of negotiations with North Korea in the United States met with South Korea ’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lee Doo Hoon, Director of Peace Negotiations on the Korean Peninsula in Seoul on the 21st, and talked about denuclearization between the United States and North Korea. We exchanged opinions about.
Regarding the US-North Korea denuclearization talks, at the third summit meeting in June, President Trump and Kim Jung-eun, chairman of the Korean Labor Party, agreed to resume practical talks, The situation is unpredictable.
However, since North Korea expressed its idea of accepting the discussion after the joint military exercises between the United States and Korea, the exercise ended on the 20th, so it seems that the United States and South Korea confirmed their cooperation in anticipation of the resumption of the discussions.
After the meeting, Mr. Vegan said, “I have been instructed by President Trump to resume working discussions and is focusing on this important task. Said.
Vegan plans to stay in Korea until the 22nd, after which he will meet with Kim Yong-cheol (Kinnen Iron) unification ministers.