Published 21:49 IST, October 9th 2019
US,South Korea & Japan engage in talks on North Korea denuclearization
Delegates from the United States, Japan and South Korea met in Washington on October 8 to engage in discussions on the North Korean denuclearization issue.
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After breakdown of working-level talks between US and rth Korea over nuclear deal in Sweden, delegates from United States, Japan and South Korea met in Washington on October 8 to eng in discussions to dress issue of rth Korean denuclearization. It was confirmed by US State Department in a statement released that Stephen Biegun, who is US special envoy to rth Korea engd in talks with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts. statement stated that delegates re-established importance of continued close coordination on rth Korea in order to successfully reach a level of complete denuclearization.
rth Korea denies any furr talks
On or hand, after failure of US and rth Korea talks in Sweden on Saturday, rth Korea said that it has “ intention” for any furr talks. After much deliberation, it was reported that talks fell through. Kim Myong Gil, who heed Korean delegation blamed American delegation for pursuing talks without any negotiations and rar “empty-handed” while maintaining old stance and attitude on issue. rth Korea has denied any furr engments expressing its disappointment with US. It said that US talks lack a “new and creative” solution. Whereas US delegates informed that discussions went well and US might schedule ar meeting with rth Korea later this month.
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rth Korea and United States
meeting in Stockholm was considered first of its kind following a February meeting between rth's leer Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump. meeting comes after Pyongyang's rebellious trial of a sea-launched ballistic missile last week. leers of both US and rth Korea in ir first summit in June opted an agreement on "complete denuclearization of Korean peninsula". progress has been considerably slow. re is an extreme interest mainly in Japan and South Korea to see if Trump and Kim could strike a deal. Trump over time proved that he is rey to take risks with rth Korea which or American leer has taken in past even though critics think orwise.
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20:55 IST, October 9th 2019