Nothing came of New York meeting mid March before North Korea unleashed threats . Source says meeting part of regular back channel exchanges . The meeting was first reported by the Foreign Policy magazine blog , The Cable . The Pyongyang administration called for Pyongyang to avoid provocative actions . `` Obama channel '' set up for Pyongyang , New York to exchange information , messages .
Nothing came of New York meeting mid March before North Korea unleashed threats . Source says meeting part of regular back channel exchanges . The Pyongyang administration called for Pyongyang to avoid provocative actions . `` Obama channel '' set up for Pyongyang , New York to exchange information , messages .