Minister Meets U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte

2007-08-01 15:33
Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon had bilateral talks with the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte on August 2, Thursday while attending the 14th Asian Regional Forum(ARF) in Manila, Philippines.

Minister Song and Deputy Secretary Negroponte discussed how the ROK and the U.S. can closely work together to release our people held hostage in Afghanistan. In particular, they agreed to exert every possible effort for the abductees’ safe and early return.

In addition, they acknowledged the progress made for the implementation of the February 13 agreement for resolving the North Korean nuclear issue, and agreed to exert efforts to expedite the denuclearization process while strengthening confidence among the participants.