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Japan, U.S., S. Korea to curb N. Korean nuclear, missile development

Kyodo News InternationalJune 1, 2013 07:00
Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Saturday to cooperate in curbing North Korea's nuclear and missile development, as well as its provocative actions. Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin shared the view North Korea's de-facto long-range missile test in December and its third nuclear test in February pose a "serious threat" to security in Northeast Asia and the world, the three ministers said in a joint statement issued after a meeting in Singapore.

S. Korea, China discuss N. Korea in Singapore security dialogue

Yonhap News AgencyJune 1, 2013 02:15
SINGAPORE, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin on Saturday met with a senior Chinese official to address the need for coordination on North Korea policy as the communist nation is showing interest in a new round of disarmament talks. On the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue that opened in Singapore Friday, Kim held a meeting with Lt. Gen. Qi Jianguo, a deputy chief of the general staff of China's People's Liberation Army.

S. Korean defense chief to discuss N. Korea in Singapore forum

Yonhap News AgencyMay 31, 2013 10:15
SINGAPORE, May 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin arrived in Singapore Friday to attend a security forum where he will focus on coordinating efforts on North Korea as hope grows for talks to reduce tension following months of bellicose rhetoric from the communist country. The Asia Security Summit, also called the Shangri-La Dialogue, was to open Friday evening for a three-day run, with the defense chiefs and security experts from 27 nations in attendance.

S. Korean defense chief to discuss N. Korea at Singapore forum

Yonhap News AgencyMay 31, 2013 08:15
SINGAPORE, May 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin arrived in Singapore Friday to attend a security forum where he will focus on coordinating efforts on North Korea as hope grows for talks to reduce tension following months of bellicose rhetoric from the communist country. The Asia Security Summit, also called the Shangri-La Dialogue, was to open Friday evening for a three-day run, with the defense chiefs and security experts from 27 nations in attendance.

S. Korean defense chief to discuss N. Korea at Singapore forum

Yonhap News AgencyMay 31, 2013 06:30
SINGAPORE, May 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin arrived in Singapore Friday to attend a security forum where he will focus on coordinating efforts on North Korea as hope grows for talks to reduce tension following months of bellicose rhetoric from the communist country. The Asia Security Summit, also called the Shangri-La Dialogue, was to open Friday evening for a three-day run, with the defense chiefs and security experts from 27 nations in attendance.

Japan, U.S., S. Korea eye firmer coordination of N. Korea policy

Kyodo News InternationalMay 31, 2013 03:01
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera is set to meet with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts on Saturday to coordinate three countries' policies on North Korea, at a time when Pyongyang appears to be shifting from a posture of provocations and bellicose rhetoric toward more conciliatory gestures.

Park, Xi likely to adopt statement on 'denuclearization' of N. Korea

Yonhap News AgencyMay 30, 2013 01:31
SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping are likely to adopt a joint declaration that includes the "denuclearization" of North Korea, after their summit talks set for late next month, a diplomatic source in Seoul said Thursday. South Korea and China have been in the midst of fine-tuning the language to be used in the joint declaration, the source said on the condition of anonymity. Park is scheduled to visit China late next month for her first summit with Xi since taking office in February.

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 264 (May 30, 2013)

Yonhap News AgencyMay 29, 2013 23:49
*** NEWS IN BRIEF Envoy's Visit to China Gets Extensive N. Korean Media Coverage SEOUL (Yonhap) -- North Korean media gave extensive coverage on May 23 to the visit by its special envoy to Beijing that may help ease strained ties between the two neighboring countries. Choe Ryong-hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the (North) Korean People's Army (KPA), arrived in the Chinese capital on May 22 as an envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

U.S. to replace top negotiator in nuclear talks with S. Korea

Yonhap News AgencyMay 28, 2013 19:00
By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday that it is replacing Washington's top negotiator in the thorny talks with South Korea on their civilian nuclear cooperation. "We can confirm that Special Advisor Robert Einhorn is leaving the State Department," a department official told Yonhap News Agency, requesting anonymity. Over the past two years, Einhorn, the department's nonproliferation czar, has led U.S. negotiations with South Korea on revising their accord on nuclear energy.

U.S. to replace top negotiator in nuclear talks with S. Korea

Yonhap News AgencyMay 28, 2013 16:45
By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday that it is replacing Washington's top negotiator in the thorny talks with South Korea on their civilian nuclear cooperation. "We can confirm that Special Advisor Robert Einhorn is leaving the State Department," a department official told Yonhap News Agency, requesting anonymity. Over the past two years, Einhorn, the department's nonproliferation czar, has led U.S. negotiations with South Korea on revising their accord on nuclear energy.
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