North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un. (REUTERS/Kyodo)... This is one thing that I think is not worth it for me to sayLos Angeles (Reuters)-the United States officials visited North Korea twice secretly last year, in an attempt to improve relations after North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un to assume the Office, said the Los Angeles Times newspaper, Saturday.
By citing the statement of former officials is not mentioned by name, knowing that the visit, the newspaper said the visit in April and August that aims to encourage new leaders in Pyongyang ran a moderate foreign policy.
The visit was led by Joseph DeTrani April, which at that time was the Director of national intelligence agency "National Counterproliferation Center."
It is not clear who is leading the August visit, the newspaper said.
The Times quoted officials as saying that Sydney Seiler, an analyst of the CIA veterans, who are fluent in Korea and led Korea Policy Board at the National Security Council, took part in two of the visit.
DeTrani withdrew from the Government last year and is now leading the Intelligence and national security Alliance, an industry group, said the newspaper.
"There are certain things I don't want to say, and this is one thing that I think is not worth it for me to disclose," the report said quoting a statement DeTrani in one telephone interview.
DeTrani said he and other u.s. experts had seen signs that Kim Jong-Un may be less assertive in comparison with his father, including placing a moderate figures in important government positions.
Without confirm excursions in 2012, she added take it is the need for US to conduct negotiations with officials from North Korea after the death of Kim Jong-Il, the paper said, as quoted by AFP.
U.s. officials have visited North Korea in the past. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright made an official visit to the country in 2000.
U.S. officials visited North Korea last year 2009 was Stephen Bosworth, who endeavored to re-start the stalled negotiations with six countries of North Korea nuclear program.
(H-RN/C003)
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