N Korea nuclear talks could resume in early Dec
The six-nation talks on disarming North Korea's nuclear programs could resume early next month.
By Agencies |
SEOUL: A South Korean official said Friday that six-nation talks on disarming North Korea's nuclear programs could resume early next month, while a news report said host China proposed dates of December 6-8 for the negotiations.
Russia's chief nuclear negotiator, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov, said that China had circulated the proposal to the other parties the US, the two Koreas, Japan and Russia and Moscow had accepted it, according to the Interfax news agency.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency carried a similar report and said that Seoul had also agreed to the idea.
Seoul's Foreign Ministry declined to confirm the reports. ``All we can say is that the talks could be held in early or mid-December,'' an official said on condition of anonymity citing the issue's sensitivity.
The last six-party talks were held in Beijing in late September. The sides issued an agreement a few days later in which North Korea promised to disable its closed Yongbyon nuclear reactor by the end of this year in exchange for economic aid and political concessions.
U.S. nuclear experts have been in North Korea since early this month to disable the reactor, which produces plutonium for bombs, and two other key facilities at the Yongbyon nuclear complex.
Russia's chief nuclear negotiator, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov, said that China had circulated the proposal to the other parties the US, the two Koreas, Japan and Russia and Moscow had accepted it, according to the Interfax news agency.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency carried a similar report and said that Seoul had also agreed to the idea.
Seoul's Foreign Ministry declined to confirm the reports. ``All we can say is that the talks could be held in early or mid-December,'' an official said on condition of anonymity citing the issue's sensitivity.
The last six-party talks were held in Beijing in late September. The sides issued an agreement a few days later in which North Korea promised to disable its closed Yongbyon nuclear reactor by the end of this year in exchange for economic aid and political concessions.
U.S. nuclear experts have been in North Korea since early this month to disable the reactor, which produces plutonium for bombs, and two other key facilities at the Yongbyon nuclear complex.
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