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North Korea`s highest level defector to meet US officials
Washington, Oct 28: North Korea`s highest ranking defector, Hwang Jeong-Yop, former Chief Ideologue of North Korea, will be received by us state department officials later this week.
Washington, Oct 28: North Korea's highest ranking defector, Hwang Jeong-Yop, former Chief Ideologue of North Korea, will be received by us state department officials later
this week.
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said that Hwang Jeong-Yop will be in Washington this week on a "private visit," organized by the Defense Forum Foundation, a non-governmental organization.
"He'll meet later this week with Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs James Kelly. He'll meet with Fred Fleitz, the senior advisor to Under Secretary Bolton, and other US officials, as well as with members of Congress," Boucher said.
Boucher said he did not see "how or why" the visit should affect the six-power talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons issue.
Bureau Report
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said that Hwang Jeong-Yop will be in Washington this week on a "private visit," organized by the Defense Forum Foundation, a non-governmental organization.
"He'll meet later this week with Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs James Kelly. He'll meet with Fred Fleitz, the senior advisor to Under Secretary Bolton, and other US officials, as well as with members of Congress," Boucher said.
Boucher said he did not see "how or why" the visit should affect the six-power talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons issue.
Bureau Report