North Korea on Tuesday said it has no immediate intent to resume a dialogue with the United States as U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun arrived in South Korea for discussions on stalled nuclear diplomacy. The State Department said Biegun, who is also U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative for North Korea, will discuss co-operation on a range of issues in meetings this week with officials in South Korea and Japan, including the "final, fully verified denuclearization" of North Korea. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have met three times since embarking on high-stakes nuclear diplomacy in 2018. They say North Korea likely doesn't want to make any major commitments or concessions when there is a chance U.S. leadership could change. Biegun is to meet with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and other South Korean officials on Wednesday before leaving for Japan on Thursday, Kang's ministry said.

Source: CBC News July 07, 2020 12:00 UTC