North Korea 'Invites Top Obama Envoys'

Source: Agencies  |   2009-8-26  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION

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NORTH Korea has invited top envoys of United States President Barack Obama to visit the nation in what would be the first nuclear talks between the two countries under his presidency, a news report said yesterday.

North Korea recently offered the invitation to Stephen Bosworth, special envoy to North Korea, and chief nuclear negotiator Sung Kim, and the US government is strongly considering sending them to the North next month, Seoul's JoongAng Ilbo daily reported.

The JoongAng report said the US diplomats might be able to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during the visit, considering Pyongyang's conciliatory attitude.

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