Washington, contrary to what was previously stated, has announced that US Vice President Mike Pence or other US representatives may meet elements of the North Korean delegation at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics next week.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in response to a question posed by a journalist during his visit to Peru "Regarding the vice president's trip to the Olympics and whether or not there may be an opportunity for some meeting with North Korea, I just think: let's see, ”he told reporters. And then he added: "We'll see, we'll see what happens."
Pence will go to Alaska, Tokyo and Seoul before arriving in PyeongChang on Friday. This is Pence's second visit to the region as vice president and comes as the administration is making the "maximum preassession" on the North Korean regime through diplomacy and sanctions. The North Korean delegation in PyeongChang, according to what Pyongyang communicated Sunday night through the hotline with South Koreans, will be led by the country's formal head of state, Kim Yong Nam, a 90-year-old considered number two or three in the Kim Jong Un regime.