Seoul names new Russian ambassador, nuclear envoy
Oct 5, 2011
South Korea named a former senior diplomat to China its new chief nuclear negotiator, apparently noting the growing importance of Beijing in restarting the multinational effort to disarm North Korea. Lim Sung-nam, formerly minister at the Korean Embassy in China, will officially take over the new post beginning Thursday from his predecessor Wi Sung-lac. Wi, who served as chief nuclear envoy for...