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Top North Korean Envoy Boards Flight To US For Talks On Summit: Report

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Kim Yong Chol is a relied on aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

(Reuters)Seoul, South Korea: A leading North Korean authorities boarded a flight in Beijing on Wednesday bound for New York and talks with U.S.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, South Korea's Yonhap reported.Kim Yong Chol, a former spy chief and relied on adviser to North Korea's leader, was on his way for what would be the highest-level meeting in this week's flurry of diplomatic activity targeted at restoring a historical summit, U.S.

President Donald Trump verified in a Tweet on Tuesday.A Reuters witness saw Kim Yong Chol at Beijing International Airport, but did not observe him board a flight.The former spy chief is a relied on assistant to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, playing a critical role in preparations for a historic top in between Kim and Trump.Kim Yong Chol is a four-star basic, vice chairman of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee.The White Home has actually stopped short of saying the proposed June top between Trump and Kim Jong Un had actually been restored after Trump cancelled it last week in a letter to Kim, citing open hostility in North Korean statements.This week's talks are focused on identifying whether North Korea is prepared to make sufficient commitments toward eliminating its nuclear weapons, a U.S.

authorities said, despite Pyongyang's persistence it will not unilaterally denuclearise.American and North Korean authorities have met in Singapore to go over logistics for a possible top, while mediators from the two sides met again on Wednesday at the demilitarized zone along the border in between North and South Korea.Trump believes continuous discussions are going effectively, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.A representative at South Korea's presidential Blue Home stated he has no specific info about the ongoing talks in the DMZ and New York City, however is wishing for excellent outcomes.

It appears like the talks are going smoothly, he told reporters on Wednesday.

We're hoping it would bear a productive outcome.

© Thomson Reuters 2018(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is released from a syndicated feed.)




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