Choe Son Hui, First Vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of DPRK, Issues Statement

Pyongyang, October 2 (KCNA) -- Choe Son Hui, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, released a following statement on Oct. 1: The DPRK and the U.S. agreed to have preliminary contact on Oct. 4 and hold working-level negotiations on Oct. 5. The delegates of the DPRK side are ready to enter into the DPRK-U.S. working-level negotiations. It is my expectation that the working-level negotiations would accelerate the positive development of the DPRK-U.S. relations. -0-