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Vice foreign ministers of South Korea and the United States held talks in Seoul on Thursday to discuss North Korea's nuclear program and other bilateral issues, officials said.
The meeting between South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong and Wendy Sherman, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, comes amid the long-stalled six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Later in the day, Sherman was scheduled to meet with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and to visit the presidential office.
Sherman arrived in Seoul a day earlier, the second leg of her three-nation tour that includes China and Japan. She will leave for Tokyo later in the day.
The visit came amid growing concerns here that Washington's tougher pressure on North Korea may conflict with Seoul's efforts to improve inter-Korean relations.
Washington imposed fresh sanctions on Pyongyang early this month for its alleged hacking of Sony Pictures over a comedy film revolving around a plot to kill its leader Kim Jong-un.
While Washington has taken a tougher stance on the North, South Korea is awaiting a response from North Korea for its proposal to have high-level talks.
In a meeting with reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday, Hwang Joon-kook, Seoul's top nuke envoy, dismissed the view that Seoul and Washington are not on the same page.
He said it is a misunderstanding to believe that Washington has shut its door for dialogue with the North.
The six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs -- involving the two Koreas, the U.S., China, Japan and Russia -- have been dormant since late 2008, when Pyongyang walked away from the bargaining table.
Seoul and Washington have insisted that the North should first show its sincere commitment toward denuclearization before the six-party talks can be resumed, while North Korea has demanded they be restarted unconditionally.
South Korea earlier said it will seek to have exploratory dialogue with North Korea to gauge Pyongyang's intention for the denuclearization talks.
The North offered on Jan. 10 to temporarily halt nuclear tests if the U.S. suspends its annual military exercises with South Korea this year, a proposal flatly rejected by Seoul and Washington. (Yonhap)
The meeting between South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong and Wendy Sherman, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, comes amid the long-stalled six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Later in the day, Sherman was scheduled to meet with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and to visit the presidential office.
Sherman arrived in Seoul a day earlier, the second leg of her three-nation tour that includes China and Japan. She will leave for Tokyo later in the day.
The visit came amid growing concerns here that Washington's tougher pressure on North Korea may conflict with Seoul's efforts to improve inter-Korean relations.
Washington imposed fresh sanctions on Pyongyang early this month for its alleged hacking of Sony Pictures over a comedy film revolving around a plot to kill its leader Kim Jong-un.
While Washington has taken a tougher stance on the North, South Korea is awaiting a response from North Korea for its proposal to have high-level talks.
In a meeting with reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday, Hwang Joon-kook, Seoul's top nuke envoy, dismissed the view that Seoul and Washington are not on the same page.
He said it is a misunderstanding to believe that Washington has shut its door for dialogue with the North.
The six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs -- involving the two Koreas, the U.S., China, Japan and Russia -- have been dormant since late 2008, when Pyongyang walked away from the bargaining table.
Seoul and Washington have insisted that the North should first show its sincere commitment toward denuclearization before the six-party talks can be resumed, while North Korea has demanded they be restarted unconditionally.
South Korea earlier said it will seek to have exploratory dialogue with North Korea to gauge Pyongyang's intention for the denuclearization talks.
The North offered on Jan. 10 to temporarily halt nuclear tests if the U.S. suspends its annual military exercises with South Korea this year, a proposal flatly rejected by Seoul and Washington. (Yonhap)
