Yongbyon deal still an option in nuclear talks with North Korea: Seoul official
U.S. considering South Korea's positions in DPRK policy review, State Department's Marc Knapper says
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South Korea’s top diplomat on Wednesday said that North Korea demolishing its nuclear facilities at Yongbyon for some sanctions relief could still be a “valid” starting point in resuming denuclearization talks between the DPRK and the U.S.
“Washington and Seoul share a common end-goal — the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula — but there are many different ideas on how to reach that goal,” Ko Yunju, Director-General for North American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), said at a virtual seminar hosted by East West Center and Korea Press Foundation. He added that there