South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold talks next week in Washington to discuss issues regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons development program, Yonhap News Agency reported Friday, citing a diplomatic source.
In the meeting, South Korea will be represented by Hwang Joon-kook, special envoy for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, the United States by Sung Kim, special representative for North Korea policy, and Japan by Kimihiro Ishikane, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau.
The three officials are the head delegates of their respective countries to the six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions. The multilateral framework also involving China and Russia has been stalled since late 2008.
"The trilateral session will be held around Tuesday," the source was quoted as saying.
A similar meeting among chief nuclear envoys from the three countries was previously held in May in Seoul.