Seoul: The US envoy for North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday for talks with his North Korean counterpart Kim Hyok-chol, paving the way for a second leadership summit.
US Special Representative Stephen Biegun arrived in the North Korean capital from Seoul just as US President Donald Trump announced that he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam on February 27 and 28, Yonhap news agency reported.
The US State Department said that Biegun and Kim Hyok-chol will prepare for the second summit between Trump and Kim.
Biegun’s visit came as a UN report warned that North Korea was committing “massive” breaches of sanctions and continuing its weapons programme, according to the BBC. The State Department said Biegun’s visit will “advance further progress on the commitments the President and Kim made in Singapore”. (IANS)
