N. Korea, U.S. working-level talks may take place in Sweden
- 5 years ago
North Korean and American officials are set to restart working-level discussions on denuclearization over the weekend.
Now, many are wondering where they'll hold the talks.
According to our Oh Soo-young, the clues so far point to Stockholm.
Sweden may once again be the meeting point for North Korean and U.S. officials for their working-level talks set for Saturday.
According to media reports,... a Beijing airport employee revealed that the North's top nuclear envoy Kim Myong-gil was listed among those boarding a plane to Stockholm.
Stopping over at the Chinese capital,... Kim is expected to board an Air China flight on Wednesday afternoon,... after departing from Pyeongyang in the morning.
He will reportedly travel alone,... meaning that the North's first vice foreign minister Choe Son-hui may not attend the working-level talks,... as she did earlier this year.
Choe and U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun held four days of preparatory talks in Stockholm in January,... to arrange a second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.
She had announced on Tuesday that the North and the U.S. would finally hold the stalled discussions over the weekend,... but did not specify the location.
The resumption of working-level talks comes nearly three months after Trump and Kim met at the Demilitarized Zone that splits the two Koreas... and agreed to continue working-level discussions.
But since then,... North Korea has been reluctant to choose a date for the talks,... continuing its launches of short-range ballistic missiles.
However,... in recent weeks,... both sides have shown willingness to return to dialogue.
Oh Soo-young, Arirang News.
Now, many are wondering where they'll hold the talks.
According to our Oh Soo-young, the clues so far point to Stockholm.
Sweden may once again be the meeting point for North Korean and U.S. officials for their working-level talks set for Saturday.
According to media reports,... a Beijing airport employee revealed that the North's top nuclear envoy Kim Myong-gil was listed among those boarding a plane to Stockholm.
Stopping over at the Chinese capital,... Kim is expected to board an Air China flight on Wednesday afternoon,... after departing from Pyeongyang in the morning.
He will reportedly travel alone,... meaning that the North's first vice foreign minister Choe Son-hui may not attend the working-level talks,... as she did earlier this year.
Choe and U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun held four days of preparatory talks in Stockholm in January,... to arrange a second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.
She had announced on Tuesday that the North and the U.S. would finally hold the stalled discussions over the weekend,... but did not specify the location.
The resumption of working-level talks comes nearly three months after Trump and Kim met at the Demilitarized Zone that splits the two Koreas... and agreed to continue working-level discussions.
But since then,... North Korea has been reluctant to choose a date for the talks,... continuing its launches of short-range ballistic missiles.
However,... in recent weeks,... both sides have shown willingness to return to dialogue.
Oh Soo-young, Arirang News.