North Korea denuclearisation not on the agenda in Helsinki talks -Finland


  • World
  • Tuesday, 20 Mar 2018

North Korean diplomat Choe Kang Il leaves the restaurant Saaga with other members of the North Korea delegation, in Helsinki, Finland March 19, 2018. Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari via REUTERS

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Denuclearisation is not on the agenda of a meeting in Finland between delegations from North Korea, South Korea and the United States, Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini said on Tuesday.

Choe Kang Il, a deputy director general for North American affairs at North Korea's foreign ministry, is attending the talks in Finland amid a series of diplomatic encounters ahead of a possible U.S.-North Korean summit.

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