BEIJING (AP) – The Latest on diplomatic efforts focusing on North Korea (all times local):
2:45 p.m.
Russia says Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to North Korea for talks on Thursday.
FILE – In this Monday, May 14, 2018, file photo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov prepares to take a questions during a news conference in Moscow, Russia. Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that Lavrov would hold talks with North Korea’s foreign policy chief to discuss bilateral issues as well as the overall situation on the Korean peninsula. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
The foreign ministry said in a statement Wednesday that Lavrov would hold talks with North Korea’s foreign policy chief to discuss bilateral issues as well as the overall situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Lavrov’s upcoming visit comes ahead of a planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month.
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1 p.m.
A top North Korean official has arrived at Beijing’s airport on his way to a meeting in New York in hopes of trying to salvage a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump.
Kim Yong Chol was seen at Beijing’s airport just after noon on Wednesday as he was heading to his connecting flight.
Trump and Kim Jong Un were set to meet June 12 in Singapore, but Trump last week announced he was pulling out. Since then, Trump has suggested the meeting could be back on.
Kim Yong Chol is to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
He would be the highest-level North Korean official to travel to the U.S. since 2000.
Kim Yong Chol, left, a former military intelligence chief who is now North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s top official on inter-Korean relations, accompanied by North Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong, second from left, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Kim Yong Chol was headed to New York for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Kim Yong Chol, foreground, a former military intelligence chief who is now North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s top official on inter-Korean relations, arrives at Beijing airport in Beijing Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Kim Yong Chol was headed to New York for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (Madoka Ikegami/Kyodo News via AP)
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