The North Koreans are coming! The North Koreans are coming! It’s that time of year, well half decade so it seems, that the North Koreans hold their breathe, stomp their feet, and throw their hands in the air for the World to give them some serious attention. And, as usual, it’s always the US and a newly minted Administration that sweeps clean the “Welcome” mat – PB/TK
Washington Prepares To Bring North Koreans To U.S. For Talks: Report – February 20, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Preparations are under way to bring senior North Korean officials to the United States for talks with former U.S. officials, the first such meeting in more than five years, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
The talks would be the clearest indication yet that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants to communicate with the new Trump administration.
Planning for the “Track 1.5 talks” is still in a preparatory stage, the Post reported, citing multiple people with knowledge of the arrangements.
That name, reflecting planned contact between former U.S. officials and current North Korean ones, is a reference to what are known as “Track 2” talks involving former officials on both sides.
The U.S. State Department has not yet approved the North Koreans’ visas for the talks, the newspaper said.
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