WASHINGTON: The
Pentagon is "cautiously optimistic" about talks between
Seoul and
Pyongyang, a US military spokesman said on Monday after a 10-member South Korean delegation met North Korean leader
Kim Jong Un.
"Our job is to make sure that we maintain those military operations to defend the
Korean peninsula and we will (stand) shoulder to shoulder with our South Korean partners in the ROK-US alliance," Pentagon spokesman Colonel
Robert Manning told reporters, using an acronym for the
Republic of Korea.
"But we are cautiously optimistic and obviously we encourage the dialogue to take place," Manning added.
Kim Yong Chol of North Korea talks with South Korean delegation led by Chung Eui-yong in Pyongyang. (Reuters Photo)
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