Talks with N. Korea on the cards?

Preparations are under way to bring senior North Korean officials to the U.S. for talks with former U.S. officials, the first such meeting in more than five years,

The Washington Post reported.

The talks would be the clearest indication yet that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wants to communicate with the new administration. Planning for the “Track 1.5 talks” is still in a preparatory stage, the Post reported, citing multiple sources. The State Department has not yet approved the North Koreans’ visas, the report said.

A White House official later commented that the U.S. had no plans to meet with North Korea.