South Korea said the North had sent its consent for the talks to be held on Tuesday. North Korea asked for further negotiations about the meeting to be carried out via documented exchanges, Baik said. US President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in announced on Thursday that annual large-scale military drills would now take place after the Olympics. South Korea and the United States are technically still at war with North Korea after the 1950-53 Korean conflict ended with a truce, not a peace treaty. In a tweet, Trump, who hurled fresh insults at the North Korean leader this week, took credit for any dialogue that takes place.

Source: Egypt Independent January 05, 2018 10:07 UTC