North Korea Talks Could Occur in January

Six-nation talks on North Korea’s nuclear program could resume in January, new South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon said today (see GSN, Nov. 30).

Officials from the participating nations had earlier expressed hopes that the negotiations, stalled for more than a year, could resume this month.

“North Korea may require more time for its in-depth analysis of the situation following the just-ended working-level contacts in Beijing and U.S. President George W. Bush’s changed attitude,” Song said, according to the Associated Press.

“We’ll strive hard to resume the six-party talks in December, but they could be delayed to next month,” he said (Associated Press/International Herald Tribune, Dec. 1).

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