The United States said its chief nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill and
his counterpart of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Kye-Gwan
will have second round of talks Wednesday after their meeting in Beijing, China
yesterday.
"That's the way it worked today -- there was a meeting with the Chinese,
North Koreans and us and then a meeting with the North Koreans. I think the idea
is that we replicate that tomorrow," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack
said.
The meetings will "provide information on how we might be able to define what
is an effective round of the six-party talks that produces concrete results,"
McCormack said.
The negotiators are believed to be gathering to set a date and make
preparations for the resumption of the six-party talks.
The DPRK, which refused for one year to return to the talks because of US
sanctions on the country, has agreed to return to the talks, involving the
United States, the DPRK, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia.
