Top U.S. envoy on North Korea to visit Seoul on Sunday, South Korea says



News Top U.S. envoy on North Korea to visit Seoul on Sunday, South Korea says Biegun set to meet local counterparts as Washington scrambles to resuscitate flagging diplomacy with Pyongyang Oliver Hotham December 13, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON State Department Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs The U.S.'s top diplomat dealing with North Korean affairs will arrive in Seoul for a three-day visit on Sunday, South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday, in a visit which comes amid growing tensions on the peninsula and just weeks before Pyongyang's self-declared end-of-year deadline for progress in diplomacy expires. Stephen Biegun will meet with local counterpart Lee Do-hoon -- as well as other top officials -- the day after his arrival, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said. The U.S.'s top diplomat dealing with North Korean affairs will arrive in Seoul for a three-day visit on Sunday, South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday, in a visit which comes amid growing tensions on the peninsula and just weeks before Pyongyang's self-declared end-of-year deadline for progress in diplomacy expires. Stephen Biegun will meet with local counterpart Lee Do-hoon -- as well as other top officials -- the day after his arrival, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Top U.S. envoy on North Korea to visit Seoul on Sunday, South Korea says

Biegun set to meet local counterparts as Washington scrambles to resuscitate flagging diplomacy with Pyongyang

Oliver Hotham December 13, 2019

Top U.S. envoy on North Korea to visit Seoul on Sunday, South Korea says

State Department Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

The U.S.'s top diplomat dealing with North Korean affairs will arrive in Seoul for a three-day visit on Sunday, South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday, in a visit which comes amid growing tensions on the peninsula and just weeks before Pyongyang's self-declared end-of-year deadline for progress in diplomacy expires.

Stephen Biegun will meet with local counterpart Lee Do-hoon -- as well as other top officials -- the day after his arrival, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said.

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