CHINA: U.S ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES KELLY PREPARES TO MEET NORTH KOREANS FOR TALKS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Record ID: 223002

  • Title: CHINA: U.S ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES KELLY PREPARES TO MEET NORTH KOREANS FOR TALKS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS
  • Date: 23rd April 2003
  • Summary: (W3) BEIJING, CHINA (APRIL 23, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. SLV OF ENTRANCE TO CHINA WORLD HOTEL WITH MEDIA 0.04 2. CLOSE OF UNITED STATES FLAG 0.10 3. SMV U.S. EMBASSY OFFICIAL STANDING IN FRONT OF BUILDING 0.15 4. CLOSE OF DOCUMENTS REGARDING MEETING 0.20 5. SLV U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES KELLY WALKING OUT OF ENTRANCE AND WAVING TO MEDIA 0.28 6. VARIOUS, KELLY WALKING TO CAR AND LEAVING/ CLOSE OF KELLY IN CAR (3 SHOTS) 0.58 7. WIDE OF ENTRANCE TO STATE GUESTHOUSE AT DIAOYUTAI WITH MILITARY GUARD 1.05 8. SLV GUARDS 1.10 9. VARIOUS, OF NORTH KOREAN CONVOY DRIVING IN (2 SHOTS) 1.22 10. SMV GUARD OUTSIDE NORTH KOREAN EMBASSY 1.26 11. SLV CARS DRIVING INTO EMBASSY 1.31 12. SMV GUARDS 1.36 13. SLV MORE CARS DRIVING IN AND CARS SALUTING 1.48 14. WIDE OF EMBASSY GATE AND GUARDS 1.54 15. CLOSE OF SIGN OUTSIDE EMBASSY 2.00 16. SMV GUARD 2.06 17. SLV MAN LOOKING AT PHOTOGRAPHS OF KIM JONG-IL OUTSIDE EMBASSY 2.11 18. CLOSE OF KIM JONG IL PHOTOS 2.18 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 8th May 2003 13:00
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  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Reuters ID: LVA2DG6VOB8ONA7M8F333IS9QPWI
  • Story Text: Trilateral talks aimed at resolving the stand-off over
    Pyongyang's suspected nuclear weapons programme are set to get
    underway shortly in Beijing.



    U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly made no comment
    as he departed his Beijing hotel with U.S. Ambassador Clark Randt
    on Wednesday (April 23, 2003) morning.

    Kelly was set to attend a working breakfast with the Chinese side
    before meeting his North Korean counterpart Li Gun.

    The talks are taking place under a veil of secrecy, but in
    Washington, officials said the talks were aimed at laying out
    the route to ending North Korea's nuclear programme.

    Diplomats say the three days of closed-door meetings will
    allow the United States and North Korea to sound out each
    other's positions, with China sitting in as a facilitator.

    The U.S. envoy met with China's Vice Foreign Minister Wang
    Yi late on Tuesday (April 22) after arriving in Beijing.

    Washington wants the North Koreans to close down their
    nuclear programme to end the crisis which has festered since
    October, but North Korea is seeking assurances that the United
    States will not attack it.

    Few diplomats expect a breakthrough at the Beijing
    discussions because North Korean negotiator Li Gun is not
    considered senior enough to cut deals.

    But analysts say North Korea would be under pressure to
    keep the lines of communication open, fearful of Washington's
    military power after the U.S. toppling of Iraqi dictator
    Saddam Hussein.


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