Nuclear Envoys From South Korea, US to Meet in Ny Over North Korea

South Korea chief nuclear envoy Chun Yung-woo will meet with his U.S. counterpart in New York next week to discuss detailed ways of persuading North Korea back to the six-way talks on its nuclear program, a government official said.

"Chun is scheduled to leave for New York next Tuesday, and meet with Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill on Thursday ," the official said, on condition of anonymity. The Chun-Hill meeting follows up on an agreement at the just-ended summit between the leaders of the two countries in Washington.

On Thursday, President Roh Moo-hyun and President George W. Bush agreed to a "common and broad approach" for the resumption of the long-stalled multilateral negotiations to end the North's nuclear weapons program.

Both leaders refused to go into details, saying that working-level consultations are still under way. Roh's chief security advisor, Song Min-soon, later told the media that the two countries' lead delegates to the nuclear talks will meet next week.

Chun also plans to have a three-way meeting with Hill and Japan's nuclear envoy Kenichiro Sasae next weekend in New York, the official said. Asked why New York was chosen as the venue, he cited the United Nations General Assembly meeting under way there, which will draw foreign ministers from member states.

Source: sg.news.yahoo.com