US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill arrived in
Beijing Monday afternoon to continue efforts on resuming the
six-party talks on the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue.
"The issue for us is to make sure that we are extremely planned
and ready for the six-party talks," Hill told reporters at the
Beijing Capital International Airport.
Hill was the third of negotiators involved in the nuclear talks
to arrive in Beijing, following the arrivals of chief negotiators
of Japan and South Korea on Sunday and Monday, respectively.
When asked whether he will meet with the officials of North
Korea, Hill said that "we've always said that we are prepared to
meet with the North Korean officials."
Hill said he will meet with Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei and
stay in Beijing for a couple of days.
Just a week ago, Hill came here and met with Wu. The two agreed
to make joint efforts to restart the talks.
The six-party talks, involving China, North and South Korea, the
US, Russia and Japan, are aimed at finding a solution to the Korean
Peninsula nuclear issue.
However, the talks have been stalled since last November as
North Korea refused to return to the talks because of US sanctions
against it.?
(Xinhua News Agency November 28, 2006)
