Top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill arrived in Beijing on
Thursday afternoon to consult on the resumption of the six-party
nuclear talks.
He did not take any questions at the airport, nor make any
comments. Sources with the U.S. embassy in China said Hill would
meet with Wu Dawei, Chinese vice foreign minister and chief
negotiator of the six-party talks, on Thursday afternoon. He is
expected to leave Beijing for Russia on Friday.
Hill's tours came after North Korea missed the deadline to
list all its nuclear programs by the end of 2007. He had visited
Japan and the South Korea before arriving in Beijing.
According to agreements reached in October at the six-party
talks, North Korea will disable its key nuclear facilities at the
Yongbyon complex, and declare all other nuclear programs by the end
of 2007.
(Xinhua News Agency January 11, 2008)
