S Korea sending envoys to N Korea as Trump suggests US willing to talk

Seoul

SOUTH Korea will dispatch a delegation led by senior security officials for a two-day visit to North Korea starting on Monday, the presidential Blue House announced on Sunday, as US President Donald Trump hinted that he is ready to talk to Pyongyang.

For its part, North Korea said it was not begging to talk with Washington and denounced upcoming US-South Korean joint military exercises, warning that it would take counter measures against the US if they went ahead.

The drills will take place next month, a South Korean presidential security adviser said according to the Yonhap news agency. They had been delayed until after the Winter Olympics and Para…