South Koreans meet North Korean leader Kim for talks about talks
Kim Jong Un
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean delegation had a first-ever meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday and they hoped to encourage Pyongyang and the United States to talk  officials said.
The South Korean delegation was later invited to join Kim Jong Un for dinner  the South Korean spokesman added.
Thawing relations between the Koreas have prompted speculation about direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang despite months of tension and bellicose insults between U.S. President Donald Trump and  Kim Jong Un  that fueled fears of war.
North Korea has not carried out any weapons tests since late November  when it tested its largest intercontinental ballistic missile. Inter-Korean talks began after  Kim Jong Un  said in  his  New Yearâs address that  he  wanted to engage the South.
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean delegation had a first-ever meeting with  [TGT]  on Monday and they hoped to encourage Pyongyang and the United States to talk  officials said.
The South Korean delegation was later invited to join  [TGT]  for dinner  the South Korean spokesman added.
Thawing relations between the Koreas have prompted speculation about direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang despite months of tension and bellicose insults between U.S. President Donald Trump and   [TGT] that fueled fears of war.
North Korea has not carried out any weapons tests since late November  when it tested its largest intercontinental ballistic missile. Inter-Korean talks began after   [TGT] said in   [TGT]   New Yearâs address that   [TGT]   wanted to engage the South.