1. Following the meetings of the ROK and Chinese/ROK and Japanese top negotiators at the Six-Party Talks recently held, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Lee Do-hoon will visit Washington, D.C., the US, from January 10 to 12. He will hold a meeting of the ROK and US top negotiators at the Six-Party Talks, and meet with key US administration officials dealing with North Korea and its nuclear issue, including those at the National Security Council (NSC) and the Department of State.

2. His upcoming visit to the US is part of efforts to continue close communications and consultations between the two countries, including telephone conversations between the leaders of the two countries. He will share recent developments and his assessments of them, and especially engage in in-depth discussions on ways to give momentum to efforts to improve inter-Korean relations and resolve the North Korean nuclear issue peacefully.

* unofficial translation