US special envoy for North Korea Sung Kim (R) and his South Korean counterpart, Noh Kyu-duk at a meeting in Seoul (Photo: AFP/VNA)

During his four-day visit, Kim will meet his South Korean counterpart, Noh Kyu-duk, to discuss ways of cooperation to bring substantive progress for the complete denuclearization and lasting peace of the Korean peninsula, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said.

Kim said that the US is ready for talks with North Korea anytime, anywhere, without preconditions and hopes that North Korea will respond positively.