A delegation of U.S. officials crossed into the North on Sunday to hold preparatory talks on a previously-canceled summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Kim Jong Un, the State Department confirmed.

Reports emerged on Sunday in the Washington Post that a delegation of American officials had held talks with DPRK officials in the northern side of the inter-Korean border.

The U.S. team was being led by former United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim, the Post reported, while the DPRK team was led by Vice Foreign-Minister Choe Son Hui.

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