This just in... North Korea and the United States will resume their nuclear negotiations this week.<br />Pyeongyang's Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui issued a statement just about an hour ago... saying North and the U.S. will hold working-level negotiations this Saturday... following a preliminary contact on Friday.<br />Choe said the North is ready for the talks... and expects some positive developments.<br />Seoul's Presidential Office reacted soon after the statement.<br />It welcomed the talks and said it hopes some practical progress is made soon... in achieving complete denuclearization and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.<br />