North Korean Official’s Trip to Sweden Could Be Prelude to U.S. Talks

Foreign minister’s visit could be prelude to summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Sweden’s Foreign Ministry said a senior North Korean government official was expected in Stockholm later Thursday for two days of talks that could be a prelude to a planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho will visit Sweden on Thursday and Friday, and meet his counterpart Margot Wallström, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

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