N Korea hosts talks with South

A HIGH-level South Korean delegation has arrived in North Korea’s capital for a two-day visit expected to focus on improved relations and how to resolve the stand-off over the North’s nuclear programme.

The ten-member South Korean delegation, which includes presidential national security director Chung Euiyong will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Mr Chung said he would convey South Korean hopes for North Korean nuclear disarmament and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.