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"It was a good job done, they moved quickly on a couple where they thought they had a better chance for a number of reasons, where the bodies came from, and what our background was and how much we had to work." said Mattis. I said. "So there have already been some closures for some families who have waited many years for this."
Mattis later confirmed that two sets of remains had been identified "now", but said "we are working" on additional identifications.
Mattis acknowledged that talks are continuing with North Korea on the return of extra remains.
"It's going on right now, these deliberations, consultations, all I can tell you is that it's going on right now," Mattis said.
On Monday, the Defense Ministry said that Major-General Michael Minihan, chief of staff of the United Nations Command, met Friday with his North Korean counterpart "to discuss the repatriation of remains and possible support return of remains. "
Pentagon spokesman Colonel Rob Manning told reporters that the UN Command "is responsible for the demilitarized zone and has met with their North Korean counterparts to discuss the repatriation of the remains and their possible support. "
While Minihan is also the chief of staff of the US Armed Forces in Korea, Manning made it clear that he was acting as a UN member while attending the meeting.
