U.S., N.K. officials meet in New York on N. Korean nuke: State Dept.

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S. special envoy for six-party talks, Sung Kim,
met with a senior North Korean official in New York Saturday to discuss
resumption of the stalled nuclear talks, the State Department said.

"DPRK Ambassador Ri Gun has traveled to the U.S. on the invitation of U.S.
private organizations," spokesman Noel Clay said in a statement. "During his
visit, Ambassador Sung Kim took the opportunity to meet with him in New York on
Oct. 24 to convey our position on denuclearization and the six-party talks." DPRK
is North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Ri Gun, director general of the North American affairs bureau of North Korea's
Foreign Ministry, arrived in New York Friday to attend seminars amid rumors he
will also meet with U.S. officials to discuss holding bilateral talks in
Pyongyang for a breakthrough on the six-party talks.
hdh@yna.co.kr
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