North Korea in the last few minutes refuses an appointment with the Vice President. US President

Pence was in South Korea for opening the Winter Olympic Games that began this month, reports “Sky News” Transmission Periscope.

American officials have confirmed that he would meet with Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but they withdrew after Pence condemned the abuses of the regime that is exercising human rights.

US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert has confirmed the possibility of a brief meeting with the North Korean delegation, and the Pence was ready to “bind North Korea's necessity to give up illegal ballistic missile and nuclear programmes. ”

She wrote on her tour: “In the last minute, officials The DRC has decided to withdraw from the meeting. We regret their failure to exploit this possibility. ”/Periscopi/