South Korea said on Monday it hopes for "constructive" talks between North Korea and the United States, a day after a delegation from the North told South Korean President Moon Jae-in that Pyongyang was open to talks with Washington, Reuters reports.
Baik Tae-hyun, a spokesman for South Korea’s Ministry of Unification, said it was hoped talks would begin when "an appropriate opportunity" arose.
"Both sides agreed to work together for permanent peace on the Korean peninsula, sustainable relations between North and South Korea and balanced cooperation with the international society," the South’s presidential office said in a statement after Monday’s lunch meeting.