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\nA US envoy on North Korea is to visit South Korea, officials said on Wednesday, as Washington and Pyongyang struggle to find a breakthrough in their stalled talks aimed at ending the North\u2019s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to work towards denuclearisation at his landmark summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore in June but the two sides have since made little progress.<\/p>\n
They have yet to reschedule talks between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol after abruptly cancelling a meeting in November.<\/p>\n
North Korean state media has credited Trump for his \u201cwillingness\u201d to continue dialogue but has also slammed Washington for stepping up sanctions, accusing the State Department of being \u201cbent on bringing the DPRK-US relations back to the status of last year which was marked by exchanges of fire\u201d.<\/p>\n
The State Department said communication between both sides was \u201cgoing on\u201d but sanctions relief would come after they achieved the goal of a \u201cfinal, fully verified denuclearisation\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sooner North Korea denuclearises, the sooner sanctions can be lifted,\u201d deputy spokesman Robert Palladino told a news briefing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The stalled negotiations also had an impact on inter-Korean ties, with the North remaining aloof towards the South\u2019s plan to host Kim Jong Un in Seoul this month as agreed at his summit with President Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang in September.<\/p>\n
Biegun is expected to explore ways to maintain the momentum for nuclear talks during his stay, officials in Seoul said.<\/p>\n
He was scheduled to hold talks on Thursday with his South Korean counterpart, Lee Do-hoon, ahead of their session on Friday of a working group launched last month to boost coordination on North Korean policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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