North Korea will soon return the remains of some of the US soldiers killed in the Korean War, the South's Yonhap news agency reported today, starting a process agreed by leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump.
Repatriating the remains of US soldiers who perished during the 1950-53 Korean War was part of an agreement signed by Kim and Trump during their landmark summit in Singapore last month.
The first transfer will be made on Friday to mark the 65th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended the war, Yonhap reported, citing diplomatic sources.
The remains will be airlifted from the North's Kalma Airport on the eastern coast to Osan Air Base, south of Seoul, beore being transferred to a forensic lab in Hawaii, it said.
A US military spokesman declined to comment on the report.