Chief US nuclear negotiator arrives in Pyongyang
21/6/2007 16:59
Chief US nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill arrived in Pyongyang
today, a move widely viewed as the latest US effort to solve the nuclear issue
on the Korean Peninsula.
At the invitation of the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK), Hill's trip here is the first such visit by a
high-ranking US negotiator in nearly five years.
Hill, a US assistant
secretary of state, will focus on consultations on denuclearization of the
Korean Peninsula in a bid to move the process forward.
Hill's trip came after
the resolution of a banking dispute that had held up progress of the six-party
talks, which involve the United States, the DPRK, China, Japan, South Korea and
Russia.
The DPRK's ambassador to Russia Kim Yong Che said earlier this week
that the funds of US$25 million had arrived at the Central Bank of Russia and
will be transferred to the DPRK foreign trade bank via a Russian bank.
The
ambassador reaffirmed the DPRK's readiness to fulfill all its commitments
undertaken at the six-party talks.
Hill is scheduled to conclude his trip on
Friday.
Xinhua
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