DPRK gives positive message on nuclear talks: UN official
24/11/2004 17:09
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has sent a "very
positive message" regarding the stalled six-party nuclear talks, said a top
United Nations official in Seoul on Wednesday.
The 59th UN General Assembly
President Jean Ping made the remarks during a meeting with South Korean
Unification Minister Chung Dong-young, the Unification Ministry said in a
statement without further elaboration.
Ping, who is also Gabon's foreign
minister, arrived here on Tuesday via China after a five-day visit to the
DPRK.
The UN official was also quoted as saying that Pyongyang asked him to
deliver a message to Washington that it wants "co-existence " with the United
States.
Meanwhile, at a meeting later with South Korean Foreign Minister Ban
Ki-moon, Ping also said he "is convinced hopeful," apparently referring to the
prospect of a resolution of the standoff over the nuclear issue on the Korean
Peninsula.
The UN official is to leave Seoul on Friday after meeting with
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun on Thursday.
The fourth round of the
six-party talks was supposed to take place before the end of September, but it
has been delayed.
Xinhua
|
