Robert Einhorn, U.S. State Department special advisor for non-proliferation and arms control, will visit Korea on Sunday for policy consultations with the government over the plan to impose additional sanctions on North Korea.
During the three-day visit, Einhorn will meet with Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, a senior presidential secretary in foreign affairs and security, and officials from the finance ministry.
The official will reportedly announce the outline of the financial measures the U.S. plans to take to cut off the cash inflow to North Korea at a news conference to be held next Monday.
His scheduled visit follows Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s announcement earlier after the “2+2 “ meeting with South Korean foreign and defense ministers that Washington will impose country-specific sanctions on the North by banning illicit transactions by individuals, banks and businesses.
After wrapping up meetings with South Korean diplomats and officials, Einhorn will leave Tuesday for Japan.