S. Korea, Japan nuclear envoys agree to intensify diplomatic efforts

Japanese and South Korean representatives to the six-party talks on North Korea denuclearization agreed Monday to step up diplomatic efforts in a way that the recent "peace momentum" on the Korean Peninsula could lead to resolving the North Korea nuclear issue, according to South Korea's Foreign Ministry.Kenji Kanasugi, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Lee Do Hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, also agreed to maintain close communication in pursuit of the goal of peacefully resolving the Nort…READ FULL ARTICLE