Jang Song Taek possible successor to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il
Jang Song Taek, brother-in-law to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, is seen in a photo released by the North Korea's official news agency KCNA on April 10, 2009. Jang Song Taek, 63, is a member of the National Defense Commission and a possible successor to Kim Jong Il. (UPI Photo/KNCA News Agency)
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North Korea Thursday proposed official talks with South Korea on the Kaesong inter-Korean industrial sector where operations were suspended in early April.
Denuclearization may be at the top of the agenda when South Korean and Chinese leaders meet in Beijing in late June, a South Korean official said.
North Korean nuclear disarmament may be included in the joint declaration of the South Korea-China summit next month, a diplomatic source told Yonhap News.
South Korea's top diplomat, reacting to reports that North Korea is open to talks on its nuclear weapons program, said Pyongyang must match words with deeds.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday she will seek China's cooperation to resolve North Korean issues during her Beijing trip next month.
South Korean officials expressed skepticism Saturday at recent suggestions North Korea is willing to resume negotiations on its nuclear weapons program.
President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China's position against a nuclear Korean Peninsula Friday, stressing that all parties must work for peace and stability.
South Korean authorities said they received a faxed statement from North Korea proposing joint activities to mark the anniversary of a cooperation agreement.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent one of his closest advisers to Beijing Wednesday as a "special envoy" amid signs of a fraying alliance, officials say.
A top Chinese official met Wednesday in Beijing with a North Korean delegation in the first such trip since Kim Jong Un took power, state media reported.
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