SEOUL, S. Korea, March 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s top nuclear envoy, headed to Washington today, to consult with U.S. officials on North Korea, a South Korean Foreign Ministry official said.
Noh Kyu-duk, the foreign ministry spokesman, told a press briefing that, South Korea anticipated a rapid resumption of the North Korea-U.S. dialogue, saying, the visit by Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, to Washington, was part of the country’s efforts for it.
Lee would meet with Stephen Biegun, U.S. special representative for North Korea, and other U.S. officials during his visit to Washington until Thursday, according to local media reports.
The South Korean diplomat would reportedly consult with his U.S. counterpart, on measures to resume talks between North Korea and the United States.
The second summit between top North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump ended without a deal, in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, last week.
South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, said, his country would seek to help resume dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, hoping that the DPRK-U.S. talks would be resumed as soon as possible.
— NNN-YONHAP
