Seoul hopes U.S.-DPRK talks to play positive role in Pyongyang's denuclearization
Seoul hopes U.S.-DPRK talks to play positive role in Pyongyang's denuclearization
16:26, November 17, 2009 
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South Korea hopes that the upcoming bilateral talks between Washington and Pyongyang could be an opportunity that will actively promote the denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) under framework of the six-party talks, the Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan said on Tuesday.
"The government expects the North Korea (DPRK)-U.S. contact to play a positive role in resolving the North Korean (DPRK) nuclear problem," Yu told a press briefing.
Seoul will close consult with Washington as it pushes for dialogue with Pyongyang, Yu said.
However, Yu said that the DPRK has yet shown signs of change in its nuclear ambition, as it seeks bilateral dialogue with the United states while announcing that the work of reprocessing of all the 8,000 spent nuclear rods had been completed.
On the upcoming South Korean-U.S. summit to be held on Thursday, the foreign minister said that the two leaders of both sides will exchange views on the DPRK's nuclear issue and a comprehensive policy on the DPRK in an in-depth manner.
The two sides are also expected to reconfirm that the two nations will maintain close cooperation to achieve the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the DPRK, Yu added.
The United States announced earlier this month that it would send Stephen Bosworth, special representative for the DPRK policy, to Pyongyang to persuade it to return to the six-party talks.
Source: Xinhua
"The government expects the North Korea (DPRK)-U.S. contact to play a positive role in resolving the North Korean (DPRK) nuclear problem," Yu told a press briefing.
Seoul will close consult with Washington as it pushes for dialogue with Pyongyang, Yu said.
However, Yu said that the DPRK has yet shown signs of change in its nuclear ambition, as it seeks bilateral dialogue with the United states while announcing that the work of reprocessing of all the 8,000 spent nuclear rods had been completed.
On the upcoming South Korean-U.S. summit to be held on Thursday, the foreign minister said that the two leaders of both sides will exchange views on the DPRK's nuclear issue and a comprehensive policy on the DPRK in an in-depth manner.
The two sides are also expected to reconfirm that the two nations will maintain close cooperation to achieve the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the DPRK, Yu added.
The United States announced earlier this month that it would send Stephen Bosworth, special representative for the DPRK policy, to Pyongyang to persuade it to return to the six-party talks.
Source: Xinhua
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