North Korea's Kim, Medvedev to hold nuclear talks
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will hold talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programme and economic cooperation, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
It did not set a time or date or place for the meeting but it was widely expected to take place later on Wednesday in Siberia after Kim's armoured train pulled in to Ulan-Ude, a provincial capital near Lake Baikal, on Tuesday.
"Much attention will be paid to the topic of an early resumption of six-party talks to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula," the Kremlin said in a statement.
"Russia has consistently advocated a peaceful, political and diplomatic solution to this problem, for the restoration of dialogue and cooperation between North and South Korea."
"Much attention will be paid to the topic of an early resumption of six-party talks to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula," the Kremlin said in a statement.
"Russia has consistently advocated a peaceful, political and diplomatic solution to this problem, for the restoration of dialogue and cooperation between North and South Korea."
Last Update: August 24, 2011 14:13