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Two Koreas may meet for nuclear negotiations

Chief Nuclear Negotiators from Both Koreas ‘May Meet, The Chosun Ilbo , 12 April 11, ‘South Korea is likely to accept a proposal from China for a three-stage process to revive the stalled six-party talks that would start with an inter-Korean meeting between chief nuclear negotiators as a lead up to North Korea-U.S. talks and the resumption of six-party talks. A government official on Tuesday said Seoul is “always open to dialogue.”
Wu Dawei, China’s special representative on Korean affairs, made the proposal after he met chief North Korean nuclear negotiator Kim Kye-gwan in Beijing earlier this month.

If the meeting happens, it would be the first such meeting since the Lee Myung-bak administration was inaugurated two years ago.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Byung-je told reporters, “We have persistently called for inter-Korean talks to address denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, so it would be very encouraging if the North agrees to these talks.”

He added the North must show it is sincerely determined to abandon its nuclear program if the stalled six-party talks are to resume. ….

The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea – Chief Nuclear Negotiators from Both Koreas ‘May Meet’

April 13, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | North Korea, politics international, South Korea