On the 5th local time, representatives of the United States and North Korea held a working level meeting on denuclearization between the United States and North Korea in Stockholm, Sweden. After the talks, the representatives of the DPRK believed that the talks did not meet expectations and eventually broke down. However, the representative of the United States refuted the statement that the talks broke down, saying that the two sides had very good talks. This working-level meeting between the United States and the DPRK is the first formal and solemn negotiation between the two sides since the US-DPRK summit in February this year.
According to media reports, after the meeting, Myong gil Kim said outside the North Korean Embassy in Stockholm that they were disappointed that the United States did not come up with anything sincere in the negotiations and believed that the United States had not changed. Subsequently, Morgan Ortagus, a spokesman for the State Council, issued a statement saying that the comments made by the North Korean delegation did not express what was discussed in today's eight and a half hours. The United States brought very creative ideas and had a good discussion with North Korean negotiators. Otagus also believes that the United States has not rejected Sweden's invitation and will return to Stockholm again within two weeks to continue discussing related issues.
Earlier, US and North Korean officials started denuclearization talks in Sweden to break the deadlock for several months, and US Secretary of State Pompeo had high hopes for the progress of the talks. Some media said that although it is not clear whether the United States and North Korea can find the same position after months of stalemate, the hope of reaching an agreement between the two countries is growing.