South Korea, US to maintain dialogue with North Korea
(VOVWORLD) - South Korea and the US will seek ways to maintain their dialogue with North Korea following last week's breakdown in denuclearization negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang, Seoul’s chief nuclear negotiator said Monday.
US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen E. Biegun (left), South Korea’s special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs Lee Do-hoon (middle), and head of Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department Shigeki Takizaki meet in New York, the US, on September 24, 2019. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
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Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, is in the US capital to meet with American special envoy Stephen Biegun to discuss ways to keep the dialogue going. Lee emphasized the importance of coordination between South Korea and the US.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said senior officials of the US, Japan, and South Korea will meet in Washington to discuss outcomes of the recent working-level negotiations between the US and North Korea in Sweden.