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17:56, 21-Dec-2017
ROK's chief negotiator leaves for Japan to discuss Korean Peninsula nuke issue
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Seoul's foreign ministry said that the Republic of Korea's (ROK) top nuclear negotiator for the six-party talks left for Japan on Thursday to discuss the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, according to Xinhua.
Lee Do-hoon, special envoy for peace and security affairs on the Korean Peninsula, and who represents the ROK in the suspended six-way nuclear disarmament talks, made a two-day trip to Japan to meet with his Japanese counterpart Kenji Kanasugi.
It was the follow-up meeting of ROK Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha's talks in Tokyo on Tuesday with her Japanese counterpart Taro Kono, the foreign ministry said.
The chief negotiators of ROK and Japan for the six-party talks would share assessment on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear and missile programs following the DPRK's test-launch in late November of what it called Hwasong-15, a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Lee and Kanasugi will also discuss measures to manage security situations on the Korean Peninsula and prod Pyongyang to return to a meaningful dialogue table, according to the ROK ministry.
The six-party talks for the denuclearized Korean Peninsula, which involve the ROK, the DPRK, China, the United States, Russia and Japan, have been on hiatus since late 2008.
(Top image: Foreign Minister Taro Kono (right) greets his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha during their meeting at the Iikura Guesthouse in Tokyo on Tuesday. Kono and Kang discussed the DPRK threat as well as bilateral relations. /AP Photo)