Published 21:46 IST, October 5th 2019

North Korea and USA will re-initiate the nuclear diplomacy talks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly said that teams from North Korea and the United States have arrived in Stockholm to start nuclear diplomacy talks.

Reported by: Aanchal Nigam
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United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly said on October 5 that teams from rth Korea and United States have arrived in Stockholm to start discussions on Pyongyang's nuclear programme. Pompeo who is currently in Greece while completing his European tour, furr said that progress yielded by talks scheduled for weekend is still unpredictable. meeting can also involve ar session involving President Trump and Kim Jong Un. 

“We hope that rth Koreans came with spirit and willingness to move forward to implement what President Trump and Chairman Kim agreed to back in Singapore” last year, said Pompeo in Ans. 

 

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According to a Swedish news ncy, talks are set to happen at Villa Elfvik Strand conference facility in Lindingo. An island in Swedish capital's archipelago located in rast. Purportedly, Kim Myong Gil, chief negotiator of rth Korea arrived a day before Stephen Biegun, US Special Representative for rth Korea who arrived yesterday. Pompeo also ackwledged that this will be first time, both parties are getting a chance to have a discussion.

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“We’re mindful that this will be first time we have h a chance to have a discussion in quite some time and that re remains a lot of work that will have to done by two teams,” Pompeo said. 

He ded that Washington hoped meeting in Sweden would le to “a set of dialogues that could take place in coming weeks and months that will really deliver on commitments that were me in Singapore.” 

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Sweden as a 'bridge'

Foreign Minister of Sweden, Ann Linde also confirmed presence of delegations and said that this dialogue is essential in order to reach denuclearization and a harmonious solution. Sweden opened an embassy in Pyongyang in 1975 and was also first Western country to do so. It is all one of major contributors of humanitarian aid sent to rth Korea. Due to failure of official diplomatic relations of US with rth Korea, Sweden is kwn to act as a bridge between Washinton and Pyongyang. Recently, rth Korea also launched an underwater missile on October 2, which reportedly fell inside exclusive zone of Japan. 

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(With AP inputs)

20:45 IST, October 5th 2019