US Envoy in South Korea on Way to Pyongyang
VOA News 06 December 2009
The U.S. special representative for North Korea policy arrived in South Korea Sunday on his way to Pyongyang to try to persuade the communist country to return to nuclear disarmament talks.
Stephen Bosworth will travel to Pyongyang Tuesday in what will be the first one-on-one talks between Washington and North Korea since U.S. President Barack Obama took office in January.
During his three-day trip, Bosworth is expected to meet with North Korea's top nuclear strategist, First Vice Foreign Minister Kang Sok Ju.
North Korea has pushed for direct talks with the U.S. since it pulled out of the six-party negotiations in protest of international criticism of its rocket launch in April.
The United States has said it is open to dialogue with the North if it leads to the resumption of the six-party talks that also involve South Korea, China, Japan and Russia.
After his trip to North Korea, the U.S. envoy will return to Seoul before traveling to Beijing, Tokyo, and Moscow.
Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.
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