US and North Korea set to resume nuclear talks in Sweden

Trump remains keen on dialogue even after Pyongyang missile launch

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Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun leads the U.S. delegation in the upcoming working-level talks between Washington and Pyongyang. © Reuters

YOSUKE ONCHI and TSUYOSHI NAGASAWA, Nikkei staff writers

SEOUL/WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and North Korea are set to reopen working-level talks on denuclearization in Stockholm as early as Saturday, proceeding as expected despite North Korea's launch this week of a submarine-launched ballistic missile.

The two delegations had "preliminary contact" on Friday before the start of formal talks, according to the North Korean side. U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun was spotted at the headquarters of Sweden's Ministry of Foreign Affairs that day, and Special Envoy Mark Lambert was reportedly also in the Swedish capital.

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