Discussions on ways to restart the nuclear talks held between US and South Korea; Pyongyang insists it will not give up nuclear arms for "petty economic aid";
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  • South Korea's chief negotiator to the Six-Party talks Wi Sung-lac held talks with his US counterpart Stephen Bosworth on ways to bring Pyongyang back to the negotiating table. The meeting came after both of them made separate trips to Beijing for discussions on ways to resume the negotiations.1

    South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan visited Mexico and the US and discussed the North Korean nuclear talks among other issues. The upcoming G-20 economic summit to be held in Seoul later in the year also figured prominently in the discussions.2

    North Korea on its part vowed that it will not give up nuclear arms for "petty economic aid," and insisted that it only developed nuclear weapons to counter "the deepening US nuclear threats."3

    South Korea meanwhile has accepted a proposal by North Korea to hold talks involving military personnel at their joint industrial complex in the North.4

    Reports noted that the South Korean government was making renewed efforts to launch a security dialogue involving China and Japan to discuss military and security matters of mutual concern. The forum could be launched before the end of the year.5

    In other developments, Chinese fishing boats were seized by the South Korean Coast Guard as they were allegedly poaching in South Korea's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).6

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