Official says US reviewing travel ban on North Korea

In this photo, taken June 12, 2018, US President Donald Trump (right) meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island in Singapore. (Photo by EVAN VUCCI / AP)

SEOUL — The Trump administration’s special envoy for North Korea said Washington is reviewing easing its travel restrictions to North Korea to facilitate humanitarian shipments as part of efforts to resolve an impasse in nuclear diplomacy.

Stephen Biegun made the comments upon arrival in South Korea on Wednesday for talks on the nuclear negotiations, which have reportedly seen little headway since a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June.

Beigun said his discussions with South Korean officials will be about how to work together to engage North Korea “in a manner that will help us move forward and move beyond the 70 years of hostility.” /kga