U.S. special envoy on N. Korea visits DMZ to witness reduced military tensions
- 5 years ago
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The U.S. special envoy for North Korea was at the demilitarized zone today,... to see for himself how much the border area has changed since Seoul and Pyeongyang started reducing military tensions there.
Throughout his four-day visit to the nation,... Stephen Biegun will also meet with local officials to discuss various matters related to the regime.
Here's Park Hee-jun with the details.
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun has visited the truce village of Panmunjeom for the first time.
According to an official at Seoul's foreign ministry,... he went to see first-hand what the two Koreas have done to disarm the Joint Security Area, as agreed at their summit in September.
Panmunjeom is often used for diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea,... but Biegun did not meet with any North Koreans this time.
The ministry official also says that later in the evening, Biegun is scheduled to attend a brief bilateral meeting and dinner banquet with his South Korean counterpart, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs Lee Do-hoon.
Biegun's fifth visit to Seoul comes amid a months-long stalemate in denuclearization talks between Pyeongyang and Washington.
And with his visit comes an apparent gesture of goodwill,... showing that the U.S. is still committed to dialogue.
Upon his arrival in Korea on Wednesday,... Biegun said the U.S. will review its policy on humanitarian aid for North Korea.
And, he said, it will also consider allowing American citizens to travel to the North... to participate in and monitor the aid programs.
On Friday,... the U.S. and South Korea will hold the second meeting of their working group on North Korea.
The agenda will include denuclearization and various issues concerning inter-Korean cooperation projects.
That includes the ceremony slated for December 26th... in which the two Koreas will symbolically break ground on work to reconnect their railways and roads.
One issue there is the possibility the event could violate sanctions.
Also on Friday, Biegun will stop by the Blue House and the Unification Ministry.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.
The U.S. special envoy for North Korea was at the demilitarized zone today,... to see for himself how much the border area has changed since Seoul and Pyeongyang started reducing military tensions there.
Throughout his four-day visit to the nation,... Stephen Biegun will also meet with local officials to discuss various matters related to the regime.
Here's Park Hee-jun with the details.
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun has visited the truce village of Panmunjeom for the first time.
According to an official at Seoul's foreign ministry,... he went to see first-hand what the two Koreas have done to disarm the Joint Security Area, as agreed at their summit in September.
Panmunjeom is often used for diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea,... but Biegun did not meet with any North Koreans this time.
The ministry official also says that later in the evening, Biegun is scheduled to attend a brief bilateral meeting and dinner banquet with his South Korean counterpart, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs Lee Do-hoon.
Biegun's fifth visit to Seoul comes amid a months-long stalemate in denuclearization talks between Pyeongyang and Washington.
And with his visit comes an apparent gesture of goodwill,... showing that the U.S. is still committed to dialogue.
Upon his arrival in Korea on Wednesday,... Biegun said the U.S. will review its policy on humanitarian aid for North Korea.
And, he said, it will also consider allowing American citizens to travel to the North... to participate in and monitor the aid programs.
On Friday,... the U.S. and South Korea will hold the second meeting of their working group on North Korea.
The agenda will include denuclearization and various issues concerning inter-Korean cooperation projects.
That includes the ceremony slated for December 26th... in which the two Koreas will symbolically break ground on work to reconnect their railways and roads.
One issue there is the possibility the event could violate sanctions.
Also on Friday, Biegun will stop by the Blue House and the Unification Ministry.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.