North Korea and the U.S. are into their third day of negotiations in Pyeongyang.<br />Officials from both sides are working to sort out the details for their upcoming summit, which is less than three weeks away.<br />For more, let's turn to our Park Hee-jun at the foreign ministry.<br />Hee-jun, give us the latest.<br /><br />The U.S State Department has confirmed that negotiations are underway.<br />According to the State Department deputy spokesperson, Biegun is in Pyeongyang preparing for the summit with his North Korean counterpart Kim Hyok-chol.<br />He had nothing to say about when Biegun will return from the North,... or about the agendas to be discussed by the two leaders in Vietnam.<br />But he did say that the details are being sorted out and that Washington looks forward to a very good summit.<br /><br />Biegun's team left for Pyeongyang on Wednesday, so they're now in their third day of negotiations.<br />They're believed to be drafting a joint statement for the two leaders to adopt.<br />That requires them to define what North Korea needs to do to denuclearize,... and what the U.S. would offer as corresponding measures.<br />The negotiations could end today,... or they could go on into the weekend.<br />It's also unclear whether North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet Biegun before he heads home.<br /><br />And will he return straight to Washington after finishing the negotiations with North Korea?<br /><br />Like I said, it's unclear how long Biegun will stay in the North Korean capital.<br />But we do know that Biegun will return to Seoul after his trip to the North.<br />A foreign ministry official told us reporters yesterday,... that he has promised to brief the South Korean government first on the details of what was discussed.<br />And that's likely to involve another set of working-level discussions with his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon.<br />Biegun could also share the outcome of the talks with Japan.<br />According to Kyodo News, his Japanese counterpart Kenji Kanasugi is scheduled to visit Seoul today for a two-day trip.<br />The report says he will meet both South Korean and U.S. nuclear envoys during his stay.<br />A foreign ministry official said that nothing has been decided concerning the Japanese official.<br />And if these follow-up talks do take place, they're expected to draw up a new strategy for the Vietnam summit.<br />Ji-yoon. <br />
