U.S. is ready for talks with North Korea, South Korea says
Source: CBS News/The AP
JUNE 28, 2019 / 9:57 AM / AP
SEOUL, South Korea The U.S. special envoy for North Korea reaffirmed Friday that Washington is ready to hold talks with the North, South Korea's government said, as North Korea escalates its calls for the U.S. to make new proposals to resolve the impasse in their nuclear diplomacy.
Stephen Biegun's reported comments come a day before President Trump is to visit South Korea for two days.
Talks between Mr. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam in February ended early without any agreement. But during their first summit in Singapore last year, Kim pledged to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and the two leaders agreed to improve bilateral relations and build lasting peace on the peninsula.
During a visit to Seoul on Friday, Biegun told his South Korean counterpart that Washington is prepared for "constructive" talks with North Korea to implement the commitments made during the Singapore summit "simultaneously and in parallel," according to Seoul's Foreign Ministry.
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