U.S. Officials Set Seoul Visit May 9
Richard Armitage, deputy secretary of state, and James Kelly, assistant secretary of state-designate for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, will visit Seoul on May 9 and 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced Thursday."They will pay a courtesy call on President Kim Dae-jung and will meet with Foreign Minister Han Seung-soo and other officials in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministries to exchange opinions on the Bush administration's policy toward the North and the U.S. plans for missile defense," said a government official.
"We plan to discuss pending issues such as the provision of electricity to the North and the reduction of conventional weapons in the North," the official added.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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