SEOUL: A top North Korean general is headed for the United States in what would be the highest-profile visit in years, reports said on Tuesday as the two countries prepare for a momentous summit. From 2009 to 2016 he was also director of North Korea’s General Reconnaissance Bureau, the unit tasked with cyber warfare and intelligence gathering. His journey to the US would cap a frenetic few days of meetings between North Korean and American officials. The Washington Post reported that talks inside the Demilitarized Zone would continue this week between US and North Korean officials. Washington wants North Korea to quickly give up all its nuclear weapons in a verifiable way in return for sanctions and economic relief.

Source: Manila Times May 29, 2018 12:49 UTC