Swedish foreign minister Margot Wallström on Friday said Stockholm would be willing to host talks between the United States and North Korea, following discussions with her DPRK counterpart Ri Yong Ho.

The North Korean diplomat arrived in Sweden on Thursday and held discussions with both Wallström and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.

“We believe in dialogue and the political process, but we are not naïve,” Wallström said in between meetings with her North Korean counterpart.

“We are hoping that if we can use our role and also our contacts there, we will put it to the best use, and then