US and Japanese delegations arrive for talks

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113 بار بازدید - 9 سال پیش - (22 Feb 2004) APTN
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1. Mid shot of James Kelly, head of US delegation and Lee Soo-hyuck, head of South Korean delegation shaking hands
2. Various shots of Kelly, Lee and Mitoji Yabunaka, head of Japanese delegation shaking hands
3. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Soo-hyuck, South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister (leading the South Korean delegation):
"Ahead of the second round of six-nation talks, South Korea, the United States and Japan will again exchange views and prepare for the talks so that the talks will be fruitful."
4. Wide shot of Kelly, Lee and Yabunaka
5. Close-up of Kelly
6. Close-up of Yabunaka
7. Panning Kelly, Lee and Yabunaka walking toward a banquet room
8. Wide shot of Kelly, Lee and Yabunaka at a banquet room

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9. Zoom into Kelly arriving at the airport
10. SOUNDBITE (English) James Kelly, US Assistant Secretary of State (leading the US delegation):
"The journey begins with consultations here in Seoul and I''''m looking forward to that over the next day. We have a great opportunity for all of the parties in the six party talks, especially the DPRK (North Korea) and we''''re looking forward to making those explanations, thank you."
11. Various shots of panning Kelly walking
12. Zoom into Yabunaka arriving at an airport
13. Various shots of Yabunaka being questioned

STORYLINE:

Efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis gathered pace on Sunday as the United States and Asian allies met in Seoul to forge a common stance ahead of crucial six-nation talks on easing tensions later this week.

To coordinate policy ahead of time, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly and Japanese Foreign Ministry Director General Mitoji Yabunaka arrived in Seoul on Sunday to meet South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Soo-hyuck.

The United States, Japan and South Korea agree that North Korea''''s alleged uranium-based atomic weapons programme must be addressed in the upcoming negotiations.

But South Korea and Japan have recently focused on North Korea''''s offer of a nuclear freeze as a first step, while Washington seeks clear commitment from North Korea to a "complete, verifiable and irreversible" dismantlement of its nuclear programmes.

Wednesday''''s six-way meeting in Beijing between the United States, the two Koreas, China, Russia and Japan will try to make progress on those issues.

North Korea has said it would allow inspections, if a deal is brokered. But it is unclear how much freedom any outside inspectors would have in the tightly controlled country.

North Korea''''s alleged uranium-based nuclear programme could be a key stumbling block in the Beijing talks.

The nuclear crisis flared in late 2002 when U.S. officials said North Korea acknowledged having the program in violation of a 1994 agreement.

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