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Diplomats Fine-Tune North Korean Negotiating Strategy
Senior diplomats from Japan, South Korea and the United States are expected to meet in Washington this week to coordinate their strategy for upcoming talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis, Reuters reported (see GSN, Dec. 1). U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly is scheduled to meet Thursday with Mitoji Yabunaka, the director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanic Affairs Buruea. South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Soo-hyuck will also attend. A spokesman for South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said that details of the North Korea talks have not yet been finalized. “The date for multilateral talks is not fixed yet as we need an agreement from the North, but the three diplomats are likely to fine-tune other details at a meeting this week,” the spokesman said (Reuters/CNN.com, Dec. 2). Chinese officials confirmed that the date was not yet arranged. “So far preparations for the next round of six-party talks is ongoing, as for a specific date it has not been finalized,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao. The six-nation forum also includes Russia. “As I said earlier, if all the preparations can be conducted smoothly, then the next round of six-party talks can be convened within this year,” Liu added (Agence France-Presse/SpaceWar.com, Dec. 2).
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