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| China-Japan-Koreas | |
| Japan Ponders Direct Talks with N. Korea | |
| 2011-01-15 | |
| Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara will tell his South Korean counterpart Kim Sung-hwan in Seoul on Saturday that Tokyo is mulling direct talks with Pyongyang, a diplomatic source said Thursday. "The government will find out in the meeting why he mentioned the possibility of talks with the North," the source explained.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 I suspect this is a diplomatic "Nice doggie!" while ramping up domestic rock production and looking for some regional allies. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-01-15 14:16 |
| #3 but we have since learned that such "talks" are often just that and lead to no fruitful result Depends what you mean by "we". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-01-15 04:18 |
| #2 I think we are now beyond the period where "talks" just for the sake of "talks" are seen as a good thing. That was all the rage in the 80's and 90's but we have since learned that such "talks" are often just that and lead to no fruitful result. Generally they are simply a stalling tactic. I say no talks unless NorK starts with some concrete action to start the talks. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2011-01-15 02:21 |
| #1 With or without truncheons? |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-01-15 01:09 |