North Korea surprisingly expresses readiness to hold talks with U.S.

North Korea expressed readiness to hold talks with the United States, South Korea's presidential office said Sunday, in a surprising remark raising hopes for easing tensions between Washington and the nuclear weapons-pursuing Asian country.During talks with South Korean President Moon Jae In and Pyongyang's high-ranking delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the two Koreas agreed that bilateral relations should be developed, while promoting U.S.-North Korea talks, the office said.But it is uncertain what kind of talks Pyongyang is preparing for. The United States has reiterated that…READ FULL ARTICLE