Top North Korean official to visit New York

Kim Yong Chol is traveling to the U.S. — (Image credit: Patrick Semansky - Pool /Getty Images)

High-level talks between the United States and North Korea continue Tuesday, with senior Pyongyang official Kim Yong Chol en route to New York City, President Trump confirmed. Kim will be the most senior North Korean official to visit the U.S. since 2000, following Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's two trips to North Korea to meet with leader Kim Jong Un this year.

American diplomats in South Korea are also believed to be meeting with their North Korean counterparts on Tuesday, and on Monday a North Korean delegation reportedly arrived in Singapore, possibly to continue preparations for a summit Trump withdrew from last week, The Associated Press reports. South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with Kim Jong Un over the weekend to push for the meeting to resume.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.