Sung Kim, the US ambassador to the Philippines, held talks with North Korean officials over the weekend in what appears to be the first face…
Sung Kim, the US ambassador to the Philippines, held talks with North Korean officials over the weekend in what appears to be the first face-to-face meeting between representatives of the two countries since President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s summit last month, a report on Monday said.
Sung Kim, who has played a critical role in the negotiations with Pyongyang, led a delegation that met with their North Korean counterparts in Panmunjom, a village on the demilitarized zone separating the two countries, the Washington Post reported .
The talks focused on taking the next step in carrying out the declaration signed by Trump and Kim during the Singapore summit on June 12.
“Our goal remains the final, fully verified denuclearization of the DPRK, as agreed to by Chairman Kim in Singapore,” the State Department said in a statement, using the initials of the country’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
