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Pompeo: U.S., N. Korea hold ‘productive’ talks on war remains

2018-07-17 09:50:21       source:Asahi Shimbun

July 16, 2018


SEOUL -- U.S. and North Korean officials held "productive" talks Sunday to discuss the return of U.S. service members' remains missing since the Korean War, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.


Pompeo, who was not part of the talks, said in a statement that working level meetings between U.S. and North Korean officials would begin on Monday "to coordinate the next steps, including the transfer of remains already collected" in North Korea.


It was not immediately clear who took part in Sunday's talks, held at the tense inter-Korean border. Pompeo said they were "the first General Officer-level talks" with North Korea since 2009.


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