US envoy meets officials in Seoul as Kim honors grandfather U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, left, is greeted by his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
North Korean flags are displayed on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of North Korean late leader Kim Il Sung's death in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, left, walks with his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, center, speaks to the media beside his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, right, speaks to the media beside his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, center left, walks with his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon, center right, after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
A protester wearing a face mask shouts slogan during a rally to demand the peace on the Korean peninsula and to stop sanctions against North Korea in front of Foreign Ministry before U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun's arrival to meet with South Korean officials in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun arrived on Tuesday in the country on the first leg of his two-stop Asia trip and will meet officials in South Korea and Japan. The letters read "Lift sanctions on North Korea."(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Protesters wearing face masks hold banners as police officers stand guard during a rally to demand the peace on the Korean peninsula and to stop sanctions against North Korea in front of Foreign Ministry before U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun's arrival to meet with South Korean officials in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun arrived on Tuesday in the country on the first leg of his two-stop Asia trip and will meet officials in South Korea and Japan. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Protesters wearing face masks shout slogans during a rally to demand the peace on the Korean peninsula and to stop sanctions against North Korea in front of Foreign Ministry upon U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun's arrival to meet with South Korean officials in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun arrived on Tuesday in the country on the first leg of his two-stop Asia trip and will meet officials in South Korea and Japan. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, left, and South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young attend a news briefing after their meeting at the foreign ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Chung Sung-jun/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, left, is greeted by his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun speaks during a news briefing after meeting with South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young at the foreign ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Chung Sung-jun/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, right, talks with his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, right, talks with his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun speaks during a news briefing after meeting with South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young at the foreign ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Chung Sung-jun/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, center, and South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young, right, leave after news briefing at the foreign ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Chung Sung-jun/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, rear left, and South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young, rear right, attend a news briefing after their meeting at the foreign ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Chung Sung-jun/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, left, is greeted by his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)