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SKor, Japanese envoys to meet amid nuclear standoff
SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Top South Korean and Japanese negotiators at the six-nation disarmament talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program will hold a meeting in Seoul on Monday to discuss how they will implement U.N. sanctions against the North for its recent nuclear test, officials said Sunday.South Korean chief negotiator Wi Sung-lac and his Japanese counterpart, Akitaka Saiki, will also exchange views on North Korea's recent belligerent acts, including Pyongyang's recent launches of short-range missiles, officials the South's foreign ministry said. "The meeting between chief negotiators from South Korea and Japan is aimed at checking the current situation after North Korea's second nuclear test and the adoption of the U.N. Resolution 1874," said an official at the ministry. The Monday meeting is also regarded as a preparatory step to tune positions of South Korea and Japan as five members of the six-party talks, including the United States, Japan and Russia, were set to begin a series of diplomatic efforts to lure North Korea to the negotiating table, according to the official. China's chief envoy for the disarmament talks, Wu Dawei, already started a visit to Russia last week. Wu plans to visit South Korea, Japan and the U.S. to discuss the North Korean issue. Wu is scheduled to visit South Korea on July 12-14, according to the South Korean ministry. Posted by: Steve White 2009-07-06 |
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