April 18, 2024
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ROK, U.S. to establish working group on North Korea issues: State Department

Spokesperson also says Washington believes Seoul in compliance with sanctions against DPRK

The United States and South Korea have agreed to form a “working group” to address ongoing North Korea-related issues, a U.S. State Department official said during a briefing Tuesday.

The State Department’s Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun, in Seoul this week for talks with his counterparts, secured an agreement on “establishing a new working group that would further strengthen our close coordination” on a number of issues, Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said Tuesday.

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