South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks with President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea Kim Young Nam and Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, during their meeting at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, February 10, 2018. Yonhap/Reuters
Reuters: South Koreans in Washington to brief on talks with North Korea's leader
South Korea’s National Security Office head Chung Eui-yong and National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon were expected to explain North Korea’s stance on possible future talks with Washington and the prospect of Pyongyang suspending nuclear tests if the security of the North’s government is assured.
The two South Korean officials, who held a first-ever meeting with Kim on Monday, were due to meet with U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and possibly President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence, a South Korean official said.
Speaking during a trip to Ethiopia, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said South Korea was keeping the United States “well informed,” but suggested actual negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang were a ways off.
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Update #1: South Korean officials leave for US with message from North Korea to Trump -- CNN
Update #2: South Korea to brief US on meeting with North Korea’s Kim -- Boston.com/AP
WNU Editor: The expectations are being lowered .... South Korean officials headed to the US to pitch nuclear talks with North Korea are said to deliver 'unconventional' message from Kim Jong Un (Business Insider).
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