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S.Korea, US and Japan consult on new nuclear talks SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean, U.S. and Japanese negotiators met on Saturday to coordinate their stance in dealing with North Korea's nuclear ambitions, their first meeting since Pyongyang hinted it may be ready to return to negotiations. The meeting of the three key allies follows a senior Chinese envoy's visit to the communist North last week after Pyongyang declared it had developed nuclear weapons and was pulling out of six-party talks on its nuclear programme. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il told the envoy, Wang Jiarui, that Pyongyang would return to the talks if the conditions were right. Analysts said North Korea appeared to be seeking a justification for returning to the talks after raising the stakes with its nuclear boast. South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Song Ming-soon is hosting U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Christopher Hill and Japanese Foreign Ministry Director General Kenichiro Sasae in the three-way consultations. |
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