EXCLUSIVE North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office

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North and South Korea are in talks to reopen a joint liaison office that Pyongyang demolished last year and hold a summit, as part of renewed efforts by the two countries to rebuild relations, sources told Reuters

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been exploring ways to improve strained ties by exchanging multiple letters since April, the sources said on condition of anonymity due to diplomatic sensitivity.

North Korea has not confirmed any COVID-19 cases, but it shut borders and imposed strict prevention measures, seeing the pandemic as a matter of national survival. A second source said a virtual summit could be an option depending on whether North Korea balks at a meeting in person because of COVID-19.

Kim's move reflected a willingness to respond to U.S. overtures for talks, as the administration of President Joe Biden vowed a practical approach including not naming an envoy for North Korean human rights issues, the source said. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in June the Biden administration was determined to appoint a North Korea human rights envoy but did not offer a timeline.

Hit by the pandemic and last year's typhoons, North Korea faces the worst economic crisis since a famine in the 1990s that killed as many as 3 million.

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