After its Pyongyang trip, the South Korean delegation will visit Washington to brief U.S. officials about its talks with the North Korean officials, senior presidential official Yoon Young-chan said at a televised news conference. He said the South Korean delegation includes National Intelligence Service Director Suh Hoon and Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung. U.S. officials have said North Korea must take serious disarmament steps before talks can restart, and North Korea has insisted it won't place its nuclear program on the negotiating table. In the past, South Korea sent special envoys to Pyongyang to reach breakthrough deals aimed at reducing animosities and securing higher-level talks. Those North Korean officials also told Moon that they were willing to restart talks with the United States.

Source: ABC News March 04, 2018 05:28 UTC