Former American officials may soon host talks in the U.S. with a senior North Korean government delegation, the Washington Post said on Monday, citing multiple anonymous sources familiar with the preparations.

The talks, which would be between former U.S. government officials and senior representatives from the DPRK foreign ministry, are currently in planning stage and would be hosted by Donald S. Zagoria of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy if they go ahead, according to the report.

As a consequence, the talks will be held independent of the U.S. State Department, but would require the department’s tacit approval in order to obtain the