S. Korean, Chinese nuclear envoys to meet next week

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Top nuclear negotiators from South Korea and China
will meet next week in Seoul to discuss pending issues surrounding Pyonyang's
recent military provocations, the foreign ministry here said Friday.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, who chairs the six-nation
denuclearization talks, is scheduled to visit Seoul on Sunday for a two-day visit
as part of a regional tour, the ministry said. Wu visited Russia and the United
States and is currently in Japan.
Wu will hold meetings with his South Korean counterpart Wi Sung-lac to discuss
their countries' implementation of the U.N. Security Council resolution against
North Korea and ways to bring the isolated nation back to the stalled six-party
talks.
Wu will also meet with Kwon Jong-rak, Seoul's vice foreign minister.
Pyongyang has vowed to boycott the six-party talks, involving the two Koreas, the
U.S., China, Russia and Japan, citing the U.N. sanctions imposed for its recent
nuclear and rocket tests.
Analysts have linked Pyongyang's provocative behavior to a possible power
transfer from ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to his third and youngest
son, Jong-un.
odissy@yna.co.kr
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