01 March 2000
Text: State Department March 1 on Upcoming U.S.-North Korea Talks
(Delegations to meet March 7 to finalize preparations) (320) Delegations from the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will meet in New York beginning March 7 to finalize preparations for a DPRK high-level visit to Washington in roughly one month, the U.S. Department of State said in a March 1 news release. The United States will also hold talks on terrorism issues on the margins of these discussions with the DPRK, according to the State Department. Following is the text of the release: (begin text) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman March 1, 2000 STATEMENT BY JAMES P. RUBIN, SPOKESMAN U.S., DPRK to Resume Talks for High-level Visit Delegations from the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), led respectively by Ambassador Charles Kartman and Vice Foreign Minister Kim Gye Gwan, will meet in New York beginning March 7 to finalize preparations for a DPRK high-level visit to Washington about a month from now. We will also hold talks on the margins of these discussions with the DPRK on terrorism issues. Ambassador Michael A. Sheehan, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, will lead the U.S. side in these talks. In January, Vice Foreign Minister Kim formally conveyed the acceptance by his government of a U.S. invitation for a high-level DPRK delegation to visit Washington, reciprocating the May 1999 visit to Pyongyang by U.S. Presidential Special Envoy William Perry and State Department Counselor, Ambassador Wendy Sherman. The DPRK high-level visit will provide an important opportunity for serious talks and progress on issues central to peace and stability in Northeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific region, including improving U.S.-DPRK relations. (end text) (Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: usinfo.state.gov)
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