TOKYO (Sputnik) — South Korea’s special representative for Korean peace and security Hwang Joon-kook will travel to China next week to discuss resuming long-stalled six-way talks on the North Korea’s nuclear program.
The talks between the North and South Koreas, with participation of Russia, China, Japan and the United States, stopped six years ago after Pyongyang tested its new nuclear weapons.
During his two-day China trip on Tuesday and Wednesday, Hwang Joon-kook will meet his Chinese counterpart and deputy foreign minister Wu Dawei.
In 2005, North Korea declared itself a nuclear power, and conducted several nuclear weapon tests, sparking concerns in the international community. Almost four years later, Pyongyang held more nuclear weapon tests and walked out of the six-party talks.
