Trump says direct talks with North Korea have already started
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- President Donald Trump confirmed that the US and North Korea are already conducting talks.
- Trump said the talks are happening at "extremely high levels."
- The talks come ahead of a potential meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the US has already started speaking directly with North Korea ahead of a proposed meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year.
"We've also started talking to North Korea directly," Trump said, according to Bloomberg White House correspondent Jennifer Jacobs. "We have had direct talks at very high levels, extremely high levels with North Korea."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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