South Korea envoy meet N Korean leader Kim Jong Un to bolster nuclear diplomacy

NewsBharati    06-Sep-2018
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Pyongyang, September 6: As South Korea and North Korea gear up for their much awaited second historic summit, South Korean envoys met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday during a visit to arrange an inter-Korean summit planned for this month and help rescue faltering nuclear diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang.

 

The office of South Korean President Moon Jae-in said the envoys led by his national security adviser delivered his personal letter to Kim and “exchanged opinions” on unspecified issues. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the Korean officials fixed a date for a third summit this year between Moon and Kim or made any progress in breaking an impasse in talks between North Korea and the United States over dismantling Kim’s nuclear weapons program.

They earlier met Kim Yong Chol, a former spy chief who has been negotiating with the United States on nuclear issues, and Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the North's agency that handles inter-Korean affairs, at Pyongyang's Koryo hotel.

South Korean officials said they could not provide further details. Moon's office is planning to hold a briefing on the visit on Thursday.