[Breaking] Foreign Ministry Agrees to Review Ending Korea-US Working Group... Seems to Leave Room for North Korea Dialogue Opportunities

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 22nd, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced, "During the US-ROK senior representatives' talks on North Korea's nuclear issue, it was agreed to review the current status of the existing US-ROK working groups and consider terminating the existing working groups."

The agreement to consider ending the working groups at the US-ROK senior representatives' talks on North Korea's nuclear issue is interpreted as leaving room for North Korea, which has been observing the situation, to come to the dialogue table. Special Representative for North Korea Affairs Sung Kim stated on the 21st, "We expect a response from North Korea to the offer of dialogue."