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Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne was the Data and Analytic Director at NK News. Follow him on twitter @LeoPByrne
North Korea is willing to return to denuclearization talks with the U.S. in late September, vice foreign minister Choe Son Hui said on Monday.
In a statement carried by the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the DPRK official indicated Pyongyang was aware of the U.S.' recent calls for talks.