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South Korea wants nuke talks `as soon as possible` but no date yet
Seoul, Apr 15: South Korea wants North Korea to begin talks `as soon as possible` to resolve the nuclear crisis but is unwilling to speculate on how soon that would be, a senior official said today.
Seoul, Apr 15: South Korea wants North Korea to begin talks "as soon as possible" to resolve the nuclear crisis but is unwilling to speculate on how soon that would be, a senior official said today.
North Korea's announcement Saturday that it was prepared to take part in multilateral talks was welcomed around the world. "Our position is that the most important thing is to hold the talks as soon as possible," said Shim Yoon-Joe, director-general of the North American bureau at the foreign ministry here. He said he would not engage in speculation on how soon the talks would take place following North Korea's announcement on Saturday that it was prepared to negotiate a diplomatic solution to the six-month-old nuclear standoff. "I am not in a position to comment about when talks would take place," he told a news agency.
Earlier, another foreign ministry official said discussions on the format for talks were underway, but cautioned that it was premature to discuss timing and who would take part.
"At this point, those kind of details are out of context. We are just starting to discuss how to develop North Korea's cooperation to ease the path to talks," he said.
Bureau Report
North Korea's announcement Saturday that it was prepared to take part in multilateral talks was welcomed around the world. "Our position is that the most important thing is to hold the talks as soon as possible," said Shim Yoon-Joe, director-general of the North American bureau at the foreign ministry here. He said he would not engage in speculation on how soon the talks would take place following North Korea's announcement on Saturday that it was prepared to negotiate a diplomatic solution to the six-month-old nuclear standoff. "I am not in a position to comment about when talks would take place," he told a news agency.
Earlier, another foreign ministry official said discussions on the format for talks were underway, but cautioned that it was premature to discuss timing and who would take part.
"At this point, those kind of details are out of context. We are just starting to discuss how to develop North Korea's cooperation to ease the path to talks," he said.
Bureau Report