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Chinese Premier to persuade N Korea to resume six-nation talks | Keen to bring Pyongyang back to the multilateral negotiation table, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) early next week. Pyongyang withdrew
from six-nation talks on decommissioning nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula
in April after launching a missile that followed UN sanctions. 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, 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. 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. |
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