Update at 10:40 KST: This article was updated to include comments by the State Department.

The United States’ top diplomat on North Korea will travel to Seoul early next week to continue discussions on the denuclearization process, the U.S. State Department said Thursday.

Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun “will meet with his Republic of Korea counterparts to discuss diplomatic efforts to achieve the final, fully verified denuclearization [FFVD] of North Korea as committed to by Chairman Kim in Singapore,” a statement read.

The trip, lasting from October 29-30, comes as talks between the U.S. and North Korea have