It was reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is sending a reply to U.S. President Donald Trump's letter.
CNN says his top aide, Kim Yong-chol, is traveling to the U.S. this week, and is carrying Kim Jong-un's letter.
That's according to CNN correspondent Will Ripley on Twitter.
The CNN reporter also said, Kim Yong-chol is not planning to visit the North Korean mission to the UN in New York.
CNN had previously reported that Kim Yong-chol is arriving in Washington this Thursday, staying overnight, and meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday.
The news channel added it is not clear whether he will meet President Trump.
But given that Kim Jong-un's letter is on its way, it is highly likely that Kim Yong-chol will meet President Trump.
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And that would be Kim Jong-un's reply to Trump's letter that was delivered over the weekend.
The White House says a lot of positive things are happening and President Trump looks forward to meeting Kim Jong-un once again.
But the U.S. State Department is keeping silent, making no confirmations on the latest reports.
In the meantime,in his speech at the State Department, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Washington is still waiting for Pyeongyang to take concrete steps to dismantle its nuclear weapons.
Seoul and Washington's working group on North Korea had be video-conferencing to discuss various matters related to the Korean Peninsula.
The two sides talked about "various pending issues," including North Korea-U.S. relations and inter-Korean cooperation.
In a press release on the session, it just said the working group is "taking root as a stage for comprehensive and close coordination" between the allies.'
They launched the separate communication channel last November amid speculation.
Seoul's unification ministry earlier said some humanitarian projects would be discussed in Thursday's session.
Top nuclear negotiators of South Korea and China are scheduled to meet in Seoul on Thursday to discuss the outcome of the fourth North Korea-China summit as well as the possible second North Korea-U.S. summit.
Seoul's foreign ministry says its Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Lee Do-hoon and his Chinese counterpart Kong Xuanyou will exchange views on the diplomatic efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
Source: Arirang News
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