Pyongyang's envoy to the six-nation nuclear talks Kim Kye-gwan
arrived in Beijing last night and is scheduled to meet his Chinese
counterpart Wu Dawei today.
Sources with the Foreign Ministry said Kim is stopping over in
Beijing on his way home after a significant US trip, in which he
and US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill held a two-day
discussion in New York.
Kim is expected to brief Wu, the top Chinese nuclear negotiator,
on the details of his meeting with Hill, which followed North Korea
February 13 pledge to dismantle its nuclear program.
Hill, who has been negotiating with Kim for nearly three years,
said he was satisfied with the discussion and was optimistic about
a breakthrough.
The EU said yesterday it would try to improve relations with
North Korea if Pyongyang implements the six-party talks' agreement
on its nuclear program.
(China Daily March 9, 2007)
