Kim Jong-il meets Chinese envoy

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-10-20 08:41


A video grab shows China's State Councillor and Former Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan (3rd from front L) speaking with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (3rd R) in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 19, 2006. The United States said on Thursday it was open to negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear ambitions as attention focused on whether China had managed to persuade the North to defuse the mounting crisis.
A video grab shows China's State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan (3rd from front L), special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao, speaking with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (3rd R) in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 19, 2006. The United States said on Thursday it was open to negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear ambitions as attention focused on whether China had managed to persuade the North to defuse the mounting crisis. [Reuters]
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