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Nuclear envoys of two Koreas hold talks at key ASEAN meeting
(ATTN: UPDATES with start of talks; diplomat's quotes; TRIMS; ADDS new photos)By Kim Deok-hyun
BALI, Indonesia, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear envoys of South and North Korea were holding talks on Friday, in what was the first-ever meeting on nuclear issues between the two Koreas and a possible attempt to resume the six-party talks, Seoul's diplomats here said.
The talks between South Korea's Wi Sung-lac and North Korea's Ri Yong-ho on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum here comes on the heels of international efforts to revive the multilateral talks on ending the North's nuclear program.
"The two sides started talks after the North's side accepted our proposal to discuss nuclear issues," a ranking South Korean diplomat told Yonhap News Agency.
"It is the first time that chief nuclear envoys of South and North Korea have held a bilateral meeting on nuclear issues," the diplomat said on the condition of anonymity.
North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun, who is in Bali to attend the ASEAN forum, confirmed earlier in the day that Ri was appointed as the North's chief envoy to the six-party talks.
BALI, Indonesia, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear envoys of South and North Korea were holding talks on Friday, in what was the first-ever meeting on nuclear issues between the two Koreas and a possible attempt to resume the six-party talks, Seoul's diplomats here said.
The talks between South Korea's Wi Sung-lac and North Korea's Ri Yong-ho on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum here comes on the heels of international efforts to revive the multilateral talks on ending the North's nuclear program.
"The two sides started talks after the North's side accepted our proposal to discuss nuclear issues," a ranking South Korean diplomat told Yonhap News Agency.
"It is the first time that chief nuclear envoys of South and North Korea have held a bilateral meeting on nuclear issues," the diplomat said on the condition of anonymity.
North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun, who is in Bali to attend the ASEAN forum, confirmed earlier in the day that Ri was appointed as the North's chief envoy to the six-party talks.
