Japanese Officials Arrive in North Korea for Talks on Resuming Nuclear Dialogue

Japanese officials arrived in North Korea today to encourage Pyongyang to resume multilateral talks aimed at resolving the standoff over its nuclear program, Reuters reported (see GSN, Nov. 8).

Substantive talks are expected begin tomorrow and should last through Friday, said Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda.

“We must urge them to restart six-party talks at an early date,” Hosoda said (Teruaki Ueno, Reuters, Nov. 9).

Meanwhile, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Yong Il is in Beijing today also for talks on reopening nuclear negotiations, Chinese officials said.

“Kim Yong Il is starting his visit to China from today,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said, according to Agence France-Presse.

Kim is expected to meet with Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, she said (Agence France-Presse/SpaceWar.com, Nov. 9).

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