North Korea, US to hold working-level talks on October 5 - KCNA

Published Tue, Oct 1 20194:53 AM EDT

North Korean and U.S. flags stand side by side at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018.

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North Korea and the United States have agreed to hold working-level talks on October 5, North Korea's state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.

The two countries agreed to have preliminary contact on October 4, followed by the working level talks, the agency said, citing a statement issued under the name of vice foreign minister Choe Son Hui.