DPRK nuclear envoy in Beijing on resumption of six-party talks

The top nuclear envoy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea says he has engaged in talks with China regarding the resumption of the six-party talks.

Kim Kye-gwan, DPRK Nuclear Negotiator, said, "We deeply exchanged views on issues including the bilateral relationship, peace agreement, and the resumption of the six-party talks. I suppose you will hear about the result of the talks in the future, and since this was a diplomatic meeting, I can't reveal any further information to you."

Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday at the invitation of Wu Daiwei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsular Affairs. South Korean analysts say Kim plans to head to the United States after talks conclude in Beijing.

DPRK's envoy to the six-party talks Kim  Kye-gwan speaks to the media after a meeting  with a Chinese foreign ministry counterpart in Beijing, February 11, 2010. Sanctions on DPRK  will not be removed until Pyongyang  returns to disarmament talks and takes serious  steps towards scrapping its nuclear arms  programme, the foreign ministers of South  Korea and Japan said on Thursday. The comments  come as the North's top nuclear envoy is in  Beijing in a sign the destitute state may soon  end its year-long boycott of six-country  disarmament-for-aid nuclear talks hosted by  its key ally, China. REUTERS/Jason Lee