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U.S. envoy to North Korea set for first trip
26 Feb 2009 18:18:11 GMT
 Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. special envoy for North Korea policy, Stephen Bosworth, will visit Asian capitals and Moscow next week to consult on how to rein in the North's nuclear weapons program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on Thursday.

Clinton said Bosworth's first trip as the new special representative would include stops in Japan, South Korea, China and Russia, where he would consult on how to "move the six-party process forward."

"He is wasting no time in undertaking his new assignment," Clinton said.

Bosworth, a former ambassador to South Korea, was named last week as the administration's special representative for North Korea and the six-nation talks on curbing Pyongyang's nuclear program.

Talks between the two Koreas, China, Japan, Russia and the United States on the North's nuclear ambitions have all but ground to a halt, most recently stuck on Pyongyang's refusal to allow nuclear material to be taken abroad for tests. (Reporting by Sue Pleming)


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