Washington ready to hold talks with Pyeongyang: U.S. Deputy Secretary State

 

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 U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Washington was ready to hold talks with Pyeongyang... a remark made during a telephone briefing with reporters on Wednesday.

Sherman stressed that the recent appointment of Sung Kim as special representative for North Korea was "another signal" that the U.S. was prepared to hold dialogue with the North, adding that she hopes Pyeongyang would take up the offer.

She also noted that the U.S. had made its policy "known" to the reclusive state.

Her comments remain unclear on whether she meant Pyeongyang had been informed about the new approach through a third-party,... or that the Biden administration had made direct contact with the North.