North Korea transferred the remains last week, the first tangible moves from agreements reached between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their meeting in Singapore on June 12. Byrd said the preliminary findings of the U.S. investigation were that the remains are what North Korean officials said they are. [U.S. steps up calls to halt all oil transfers to North Korea]Indeed, North Korean military officials did not claim that every item in each box went together, he said. On Wednesday, U.S. Consul General Angela Kerwin said that no money was paid to North Korea for the remains. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last month that the two sides have agreed to recommence field operations in North Korea to search for the missing Americans, and the Pentagon said it is considering sending personnel to North Korea for this purpose.

Source: Washington Post August 01, 2018 10:39 UTC