S Korea's national security adviser meets with Chinese nuclear envoy
SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) - South Korea's national security adviser met with China's chief nuclear envoy Friday, their first encounter after WikiLeaks revealed allegations that the former South Korean nuclear negotiator had spoken critically of the Chinese official.
Chun Yung-woo, senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs and national security, and Chinese nuclear Wu Dawei discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula and ways to resume six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, a government official said.
Further details were not immediately available.
Wu has been in Seoul for talks on how to get the stalled six-party negotiating process moving again. Wu and his South Korean counterpart, Wi Sung-lac, agreed in their Tuesday meeting that Pyongyang should first hold bilateral nuclear talks with Seoul before the full six-party talks reopen.
The possibility of a meeting between Wu and national security adviser Chun has drawn media attention because of reported WikiLeaks revelations late last year that Chun gave a harsh assessment of Wu during a meeting with the U.S. ambassador to Seoul.
Chun, considered a top nonproliferation official in South Korea, had worked as Seoul's chief nuclear envoy and Wu's counterpart from 2006-2008 before moving on as ambassador to London, second vice foreign minister and then security adviser. (Yonhap)
Chun Yung-woo, senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs and national security, and Chinese nuclear Wu Dawei discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula and ways to resume six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, a government official said.
Further details were not immediately available.
Wu has been in Seoul for talks on how to get the stalled six-party negotiating process moving again. Wu and his South Korean counterpart, Wi Sung-lac, agreed in their Tuesday meeting that Pyongyang should first hold bilateral nuclear talks with Seoul before the full six-party talks reopen.
The possibility of a meeting between Wu and national security adviser Chun has drawn media attention because of reported WikiLeaks revelations late last year that Chun gave a harsh assessment of Wu during a meeting with the U.S. ambassador to Seoul.
Chun, considered a top nonproliferation official in South Korea, had worked as Seoul's chief nuclear envoy and Wu's counterpart from 2006-2008 before moving on as ambassador to London, second vice foreign minister and then security adviser. (Yonhap)
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