Repatriating the remains of American troops killed in the Korean War was a promise made by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in June.<br />And today, North Korea and UN Command officials, representing the U.S.,... held talks to implement that agreement.<br />For more, let's connect to our Park Hee-jun, who’s on the line for us at Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<br />Hee-jun, although the talks started earlier this morning here in the Korean peninsula... officials from both sides seem to be tight-lipped on how the talks went. Can you tell us more about the talks?<br /><br /> Ji-yeon. Yes, the talks began at around 10 this morning at the truce village of Panmunjom,... and lasted for about two hours.<br />North Korea and the U.S. are believed to have negotiated on when and how the American soldiers' remains are to be returned.<br /> This is actually the second attempt by the U.S. to hold the talks.<br />They were originally set for Thursday, but representatives from the North Korean side never showed up,... leaving the U.S. side waiting at Panmunjom all day.<br />They even had about 100 wooden caskets ready to bring the remains back home, once an agreement was reached.<br />But the North later asked UN Command, or UNC, to postpone the meeting to Sunday, saying that they needed to do more preparation,... and that's what led to today's discussions.<br /><br /> The North also said it wanted to have the talks involve military generals... rather than the working-level officials originally agreed upon.<br />Experts see that as an attempt to have other issues discussed, such as declaring an end to the Korean War.<br />Because of North Korea's proposal,... it's believed that UNC Chief of Staff Major General Michael Minihan was part of the U.S. delegation.<br />If so that would make it the first general-level military talks between the two sides in over 9 years.<br /><br />Now, we don't what came out of the talks,.. or whether it was productive,... and there could be follow-up talks later on.<br />But the U.S. State Department or Pentagon is expected to release a statement later in the day.<br />I'll make sure to keep a close eye on the details.<br />Back to you. <br />
