A SENIOR North Korean diplomat handling North American affairs was heading to Finland yesterday for talks with the U.S. and South Korea. Choe Kang Il’s trip comes ahead of a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency cited unnamed “diplomatic sources” in Seoul as saying Choe would take part in a meeting with former U.S. diplomats, including former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens, and South Korean security experts. Choe was in the delegation North Korea sent to last month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea. On Saturday, Sweden’s foreign minister concluded three days of talks in Stockholm with her North Korean counterpart, saying they discussed the “opportunities and challenges for continued diplomatic efforts to reach a peaceful solution” to the Koreas’ security dispute. (SD-Agencies) |