Meeting Of US-North Korea High-Ranking Officials Underway In Stockholm - Reports

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published January 18, 2019 | 06:45 PM

A meeting of high-ranking representatives from North Korea and the United States is being held in Stockholm, local media reported Friday

STOCKHOLM (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th January, 2019) A meeting of high-ranking representatives from North Korea and the United States is being held in Stockholm, local media reported Friday.

According to the Dagens Nyheter newspaper, US special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun and North Korean Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choe Son Hui have arrived in Sweden for the talks.

The meeting is also reportedly attended by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom.

It comes ahead of the summit of US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. While US National Security Adviser John Bolton said that the leaders' second summit might be held in January or February, media reported that the talks could be held in Vietnam in March or April.