Wow, diplomacy! How can it possibly hurt to start talking with an adversary? Watch the counter on our blog and see how long it’s been since we’ve had diplomatic relations with North Korea. Hint: We’ve NEVER had diplomatic relations with North Korea.
Japan’s Asahi Shimbun is reporting that the US and North Korea are moving to hold “informal” talks in Oslo next month to ease escalating tensions and head off a military clash between the two countries.
The respected Japanese newspaper cited sources close to Washington and Seoul as saying that American representatives, who include former US government officials and experts on North Korean affairs, are hoping to be joined at the talks by US State Department officials in charge of North Korea.
The US representatives slated to travel to the Norwegian capital include an individual who met with Han Song Ryol, North Korea’s vice foreign minister, and other Pyongyang officials in Kuala Lumpur last October, the sources said. Read more here.