South Korea's Blue House says it has never proposed to the U.S. ...the idea of holding trilateral talks with North Korea.
A local media outlet recently reported that the South Korean government offered the idea as a means to bring the North back to the negotiating table.
However, Blue House Spokesperson Kim Eui-kyeom told reporters in a text message on Wednesday, that the report is inaccurate,... adding that there are no plans for such a proposal.
The report also said that National Security Advisor Chung Eui-yong proposed the North's step-by-step denuclearization during a phone conversation with his U.S. counterpart John Bolton last week.
To that,... Kim said he cannot reveal the details of what was discussed.