Chinese Premier to persuade N. Korea to resume six-nation talks.Byline: ANI Beijing, Sep. 29 (ANI): Keen to bring Pyongyang back to the multilateral negotiation table, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Wen Jiabao (wĕn` jyä`bou`), 1942–, Chinese political leader, b. Tianjin. Originally a geologist, he worked for the Gansu provincial geological bureau (1968–82), where he was the head of its political section, and rose to deputy will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea The People's Republic of Korea (PRK) was a short-lived provisional government organized to take over control of the country after the Surrender of Japan at the end of the Pacific War. It existed in August and September 1945. (DPRK) early next week. Pyongyang withdrew from six-nation talks on decommissioning Decommissioning is a general term for a formal process to remove something from operational status. Some specific instances include:
On Monday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that Wen will pay an "official goodwill visit" to North Korea between Sunday and Tuesday. "Wen will meet with DPRK leaders and exchange views on furthering China-DPRK ties and other issues of concern to both countries," China Daily quoted foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu Jiang Yu, is the current Foreign Ministry Spokesperson for the People's Republic of China. , as saying. Earlier, the ROK's Yonhap news agency reported that DPRK leader Kim Jong-il may announce some concrete denuclearisation measures during Wen's visit. "There probably will be significant talks between Wen and leader Kim Jong-il, not only on their relations but about events throughout the Korean Peninsula and nuclear arms," said Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the ROK's University of North Korean Studies Korean studies is an academic discipline, focusing on the study of Korea. Areas commonly included under this rubric include Korean history, Korean literature, Korean art, Korean music, Korean language, Korean sociology, Korean political science, Korean economics, Korean folklore, . North Korea has been insisting on one-on-one talks with the US, instead of the multilateral talks, which involve the DPRK, ROK, China, Russia, US and Japan. Washington is now believed to be considering direct talks as part of its efforts to restart the six-party process. In August, Kim reportedly expressed a willingness to engage in "bilateral and multilateral talks" during his meeting with Chinese presidential envoy Dai Bingguo in Pyongyang. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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