US ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim and Pyongyang's Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui (Photo: The Korea Times)

The US delegation was led by Sung Kim, US ambassador to the Philippines and the North's team was led by Pyongyang's Vice Foreign Minister, Choe Son-hui. The two previous rounds of talks took place in the same place on May 27 and May 30.

Earlier, Kim said the discussion was moving in the right direction, but added that there was still much work left before nailing down the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, to be held on June 12 in Singapore.