JAPAN: U.S. nuclear envoy Stephen Bosworth arrives in Tokyo

Record ID: 465125

  • Title: JAPAN: U.S. nuclear envoy Stephen Bosworth arrives in Tokyo
  • Date: 7th January 2011
  • Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (JANUARY 6, 2010) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF AIRCRAFT CARRYING U.S. ENVOY FOR NORTH KOREA POLICY, STEPHEN BOSWORTH, ANCHORING AT HANEDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOSWORTH WALKING INTO AIRPORT TERMINAL VARIOUS OF BOSWORTH WALKING IN TERMINAL (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. ENVOY FOR NORTH KOREA POLICY, STEPHEN BOSWORTH, SAYING "I'm not going to make any comments... no. I'm coming here to consult." MORE OF BOSWORTH WALKING IN TERMINAL (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. ENVOY FOR NORTH KOREA POLICY, STEPHEN BOSWORTH, SAYING: (Reporter asking: ...good result with Chinese delegates?) "Very useful." BOSWORTH WALKING OFF
  • Embargoed: 22nd January 2011 12:00
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  • Location: Japan, Japan
  • Country: Japan
  • Reuters ID: LVA3NQ4FV68EKYD29LUV23NWV3GO
  • Story Text: The U.S. envoy for North Korea Stephen Bosworth arrived in Tokyo on Thursday (January 6) as Washington hoped talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear work can start soon, though a breakthrough may prove elusive.
    Bosworth was on the last leg of his East Asian tour after meeting his counterparts in Seoul and Beijing for talks about how to calm the Korean peninsula and persuade the North to stop its nuclear work.
    Bosworth did not appear to be in the region to unveil a U.S. proposal to get the North back to talks, but said he was collecting views from all sides after he met South Korea's foreign minister and nuclear negotiator earlier in Seoul.
    "I'm not going to make any comments... no. I'm coming here to consult," Bosworth told Reuters after he arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
    When asked about the result of consulting in his previous destination, Beijing, he simply said, "Very useful."
    Washington is pressing Beijing to do more to rein in its ally North Korea.
    Tension on the Korean peninsula rose to its highest levels since the 1950-53 Korean War after last year's sinking of a Southern ship killed 46 sailors, the exchange of artillery fire around the South's island, revelations of fresh nuclear activity by the North and threats of war.
    Bosworth's consultations are likely to focus on whether to restart the so-called six-party disarmament-for-aid talks involving the United States, the two Koreas, Japan, China and Russia.
    Bosworth's schedules to meet with Japanese officials were not available on Thursday night, U.S. Embassy officials said.
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