North Korea and the United States held a fourth round of working-level talks at the inter-Korean border on Sunday in preparation for their summit set for next Tuesday in Singapore.
Lee Seung-jae reports.
The first round of working level talks between North Korea and the United States began on May 27th,... followed by a second meeting three days later.
On June 2nd,... the third round of talks began with Sung Kim, the U.S. ambassador to the Philippines, saying discussions were "moving in the right direction",... but adding there was still "much work" to do on nailing down a summit between the leaders of the two sides.
And on Sunday they continued that much needed work with Sung Kim and Pyongyang's Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui holding a fourth round of talks at the border village of Panmunjom.
While little is known about the details of the fourth round of talks,... observers say the two sides may have been fine-tuning the details of the historic summit set for June 12th in Singapore.
Despite having four rounds of talks,... there are still sharp differences between the two countries, especially when it comes to the regime's denuclearization.
This comes as South Korea's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon said last week that "the differences in stances between North Korea and the U.S. remain quite significant."
The South Korean minister, however, remains optimistic,... saying that while "it will not be easy to narrow the gap and find common ground",... it "would not be impossible" either.
Will there be more talks between North Korea and the U.S.?
For now,... it seems the discussions will continue until every detail of the Singapore summit is set in stone.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.