Dates for Nuke Talks on Horizon (North Korea)

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Korea Herald


Concerned parties wrangling over the North Korean nuclear issue expect to simultaneously decide dates for trilateral talks between Washington, Pyongyang and Beijing and subsequent expanded multilateral talks, a senior Seoul official said yesterday.-snip-

more---Brisk diplomatic moves are currently under way to reopen talks over North Korea's nuclear threats as Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo paved the way last week by meeting separately with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and high-ranking Washington officials. -snip-

Members of the parliamentary committee grilled defense officials about ways to defuse the nuclear tension as well as North Korea's nuclear activities including recent media reports on Pyongyang's new nuclear facilities.






"defuse the nuclear tension"....as opposed to the shrub admin, who want the tension to escalate....