One of North Korea's most senior officials is travelling to New York, as preparations for a planned summit gather pace.
Former intelligence chief Gen Kim Yong-chol is the most senior North Korean official to visit the US since 2000, reports BBC.
US President Donald Trump confirmed the news on Tuesday, saying he had put "a great team together" for the talks.
The proposed meeting with Kim Jong-un was thrown into doubt after Mr Trump announced he was pulling out last week.
But both sides have been working to get the summit - scheduled for 12 June in Singapore - back on track.
It would be the first time a North Korean leader has met a sitting US president.