Powell to visit Japan, China, S Korea to discuss Korean issue

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Japan, China and South Korea beginning next week for talks on the stalled effort to end the impasse over North Korea’s nuclear program, Iraq, terrorism and other matters, the State Department said Saturday. Powell will “hold discussions with senior officials in the three countries on bilateral matters, regional security and stability, and issues such as the global war on terrorism, Iraq, North Korea and the six-party talks,” it said. Powell is to leave Washington for the three-nation tour on Friday, a week after senior US and Chinese diplomats failed here to make headway to get those talks on the nuclear crisis back on track, the department said in a statement. afp

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