US morning 5 to Sweden for working-level consultations October 5th 6:44

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On the 4th, the US and North Korea resumed the discussions that the delegations had held in Sweden and that could not be held due to differences in position.

It is the first time since the summit meeting in June that the US and North Korea had held formal talks, and the focus will be on whether concrete progress can be made towards the denuclearization of North Korea.

North Korea is going to make preliminary contact with the United States in Stockholm, Sweden, on the 4th, and will discuss business officials on the 5th. The NHK interview team confirmed that this was the case.

During the U.S. and North Korea, President Trump and Kim Jung-eun (Chairman Kim Jong-un) headed the Korean Labor Party for the third time, they agreed to resume talks within a few weeks. Demanded a complete denuclearization, but North Korea claimed that a return was needed in line with the step-by-step measures, and was still unable to open consultations.

The Vegan Special Representative in charge of the North Korean issue in the US government has already entered Stockholm, and it seems that they visited the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 4th and exchanged opinions for discussion.

On the 5th, a practitioner talk between Special Representative Vegan and North Korea ’s Chief Representative Kim Myung-gil is expected to be held for the first time in seven months since February.

Before the talks, President Trump of the United States told reporters at the White House on the 4th, “North Korea wants to meet with us. We want to do something,” and expressed expectations for the progress of the talks. .

North Korea is shaking the United States, such as repeatedly conducting ballistic missile launch tests, while the talks stagnate, and the focus is on whether concrete progress can be made towards the denuclearization of North Korea.

The facilities where US-North Korea talks are held

Around the facility in the suburbs of Stockholm where North Korean and American delegations consulted, more than 10 police vehicles and many police officers were on alert on the morning of the 4th.

From the entrance of the building on the premises, it is confirmed that the North Korean flag and the American Stars and Stripes are lined up over the glass, and the staff of the facility told NHK that both delegations in the morning I was talking about having a meeting.

The facility is located in a quiet area facing the sea, a 15-minute drive from the center of Stockholm.