U.S. Envoy Urges N.Korea to End ‘Provocations’, Accept Offer of Talks

North Korea’s recent ballistic missile tests were ‘concerning and counterproductive’ for efforts to reduce tensions, and Pyongyang should instead engage in talks, the U.S. envoy for North Korea said    Speaking to reporters after meeting with his South Korean counterpart in Seoul, Special Representative Sung Kim said the United States is committed to exploring “sustained and substantive diplomacy” with North Korea. “Our goal remains the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula,” Kim said. “That’s why Pyongyang’s recent ballistic missile test, one of several in the past six weeks, is concerning and counterproductive to making progress toward a lasting peace…