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| China-Japan-Koreas |
| U.S. grants visa to N. Korean diplomat for late Oct. visit |
| 2009-10-18 |
| [Kyodo: Korea] The United States said Friday it has given the go-ahead to a planned visit by a senior North Korean diplomat late this month at a time when the two countries are gearing up for direct talks aimed at restarting stalled six-party nuclear disarmament talks. ""The State Department has decided to authorize the issuance of visas for Ambassador Ri Gun and his delegation to attend conferences in the United States in late October,"" department spokesman Ian Kelly said in a statement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 coupled with the story immediately below, i think the 0bama admin is looking for pointers :-/ |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-10-18 05:26 |
| #1 Among the North Korean people, there is great fear about food shortages this Winter. Crops this year were very had, about half what they normally would be. But communist officials try to soothe everyone with promises that, by January, the U.S. will have caved and shipped in large supplies of free food. Apparently, northerners have taken South Korea and Japan at their word, that no free food will arrive unless the nuclear weapons are dismantled. But America is seen as weak, and likely to give in and supply food to the starving North Koreans. Not necessarily weak. More like the Obama admin is seen as fellow comrades. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-10-18 01:15 |