The UN chief's political affairs has expressed a willingness to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula during a visit to North Korea this week, state media reported on Saturday amid growing war over the North's missile and nuclear programs.
North Korea also said in a statement to the official KCNA news agency that the UN envoy acknowledged the negative impact of sanctions on humanitarian aid in North Korea.
Jeffrey Feltman, a senior United Nations official who has been visiting North Korea since 2012, did not speak to reporters when he returned from Beijing Airport to Beijing Airport on Saturday morning.
KCNA
"The United Nations has expressed concern about the growing situation on the Korean Peninsula and expressed its readiness to work to alleviate tensions on the Korean Peninsula in accordance with the United Nations Charter for International Peace and Security."
