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posted by martyb on Sunday April 08 2018, @06:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the we'll-see dept.

Secret, direct talks underway between US and North Korea

The United States and North Korea have been holding secret, direct talks to prepare for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, a sign that planning for the highly anticipated meeting is progressing, several administration officials familiar with the discussions tell CNN.

Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo and a team at the CIA have been working through intelligence back-channels to make preparations for the summit, the officials said. American and North Korean intelligence officials have spoken several times and have even met in a third country, with a focus on nailing down a location for the talks.

Although the North Korean regime has not publicly declared its invitation by Kim Jong Un to meet with Trump, which was conveyed last month by a South Korean envoy, several officials say North Korea has since acknowledged Trump's acceptance, and Pyongyang has reaffirmed Kim is willing to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

Also at The Hill.

See also: How the USB Taught North Korea to Love K-Pop


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @03:19AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @03:19AM (#664167)

    I was thinking of believing it when I saw the headline earlier today. It would have been interesting.

    I decided to hover over the links this time, and they're CIA/democrat sources.

    Something else is going on. Maybe the elites are fine with having a strongman in charge when World War 3 begins.

    Move 5 armies from South Korea to North Korea. It's just like when we used to play Risk after class in the Physics classroom.