North Korea willing to talk to US, South Korea says - CNN Breaking News

North Korea willing to talk to US, South Korea says

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN

Updated 1250 GMT (2050 HKT) February 25, 2018

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Vice President Mike Pence, second from bottom right, sits between second lady Karen Pence, third from from bottom left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the opening ceremony, behind Pence are Kim Yong Nam, third from top right, president of the Presidium of North Korean Parliament, and Kim Yo Jong, second from top right, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium.

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In this April 13, 2017, photo, Kim Yo Jong, right, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is pictured during the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, a collection of more than a dozen apartment buildings, in Pyongyang, North Korea. South Korea's Unification Ministry said North Korea informed Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, that Kim Yo Jong would be part of the high-level delegation coming to the South for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 04: South Korean peace activists carry the Flag of Korean Peninsula before the Women's Ice Hockey friendly match at Seonhak International Ice Rink on February 4, 2018 in Incheon, South Korea. The friendly match is held ahead of the Olympic Games where South and North Korea competes for the first time as a unified team in a sport at the Olympic Games. (Photo by Woohae Cho/Getty Images)

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Vice President Mike Pence, second from bottom right, sits between second lady Karen Pence, third from from bottom left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the opening ceremony, behind Pence are Kim Yong Nam, third from top right, president of the Presidium of North Korean Parliament, and Kim Yo Jong, second from top right, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium.

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(CNN)North Korea is willing to hold talks with the United States, South Korean President Moon Jae-In said in a statement Sunday.

The South Korean leader said he'd met with the North Korean delegation that's in Pyeongchang for the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games, and told them that North Korea-US talks should happen "as soon as possible."

Moon said the North Koreans indicated they were willing to talk with the US, and agreed that "the inter-Korean relationship and North Korea-US relationship should develop together."

Moon met for an hour with the North Korean delegation at an undisclosed location in Pyeongchang at 5 p.m. local time Sunday, three hours before South Korea prepared to host the carefully-choreographed closing ceremony.

Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump,at the closing ceremony of the Olympics

Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump,at the closing ceremony of the Olympics

As the lights dimmed on the stadium, delegates from North Korea and the US took their seats in the VIP box.

President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, who is attending the Olympics as a US Presidential Adviser, was seated just feet away from North Korean delegation leader Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of the Party Central Committee and former head of North Korea's intelligence agency.

The inclusion of Kim, who's on the list of individuals sanctioned by the US and South Korea, was considered controversial, given his ties to a fatal torpedo attack on a South Korean warship in 2010.

Speculation of potential North Korea-US talks rose earlier Sunday when South Korea released the full list of North Korean delegates, which includes Choi Kang Il, the deputy director of North American affairs.

Kim Yong Chol (C), leads the North Korean delegation to Pyeongchang for the end of the Winter Games.

Kim Yong Chol (C), leads the North Korean delegation to Pyeongchang for the end of the Winter Games.

In his statement, Moon said he met all eight delegation members before speaking with leader Kim and Ri Son Kwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland.

CNN's Sophie Jeong contributed to this report