Despite Thursday's test, Biegun says door still open for talks with North Korea



News Despite Thursday’s test, Biegun says door still open for talks with North Korea U.S. Special Representative held several rounds of talks with South Korean officials on Friday Dagyum Ji May 10, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) U.S. Special Representative on North Korea Stephen Biegun on Friday said Washington would keep the door open for dialogue with Pyongyang. The comments by the U.S.’s top diplomat on North Korean issues — in Seoul until Saturday — came just a day after the DPRK conducted its second missile test in a week. Speaking during a meeting with foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha, Biegun said he empathized with Seoul’s concerns that that test would serve to undermine efforts to improve “inter-Korean relations and alleviate military tensions.” The U.S. “still holds the door open for North Korea to return to negotiations,” a © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Despite Thursday’s test, Biegun says door still open for talks with North Korea

U.S. Special Representative held several rounds of talks with South Korean officials on Friday

Dagyum Ji May 10, 2019

Despite Thursday’s test, Biegun says door still open for talks with North Korea

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

U.S. Special Representative on North Korea Stephen Biegun on Friday said Washington would keep the door open for dialogue with Pyongyang.

The comments by the U.S.’s top diplomat on North Korean issues — in Seoul until Saturday — came just a day after the DPRK conducted its second missile test in a week.

Speaking during a meeting with foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha, Biegun said he empathized with Seoul’s concerns that that test would serve to undermine efforts to improve “inter-Korean relations and alleviate military tensions.”

The U.S. “still holds the door open for North Korea to return to negotiations,” a