Japan, South Korea aim for talks with North Korea to proceed at same time

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea's intelligence agency chief agreed Monday that Tokyo and Pyongyang should launch talks to take place as the United States and South Korea engage in their own respective dialogues with North Korea.After meeting with Abe, Suh Hoon, chief of South Korea's National Intelligence Service, said to reporters he told the prime minister that the mood surrounding North Korea's denuclearization has been "improving" after small twists and turns. Suh was one of the envoys who met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang last week.The intelligence agency …READ FULL ARTICLE