Chinese Envoy Meets With Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang
Officials in Beijing say a Chinese envoy met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il Thursday to discuss the international crisis over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons test. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman says a message sent by President Hu Jintao was delivered to Kim by Mr. Hu's envoy, former foreign minister Tang Jiaxuan. Fuller details of the talks in Pyongyang have not been disclosed.
U.S. officials said earlier Thursday they believe the message contained a very strong warning to Kim not to conduct any further nuclear tests.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in South Korea Thursday for talks
on how to enforce U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea following its
underground nuclear explosion on October 9th. The United States is urging South
Korea to join in inspections at sea of ships carrying cargo to North Korea.
Government officials in Seoul, however, are concerned that such inspections
could lead to clashes with North Korea.
北京官员说，一位中国特使星期四会见了北韩领导人金正日，讨论平壤核试验引起的国际危机。中国外交部发言人说，胡锦涛主席的特使、前中国外长唐家璇向金正日转达了胡锦涛的意见。平壤会谈的细节还没有公布。
美国官员星期四早些时候说，他们相信，胡锦涛向金正日传达了非常强硬的警告，希望北韩不要再进行核试验。
美国国务卿赖斯星期四在韩国围绕如何执行联合国在北韩10月9号进行核试验后对北韩施加的制裁措施举行会谈。美国敦促韩国参加对驶往北韩的船只进行货物检查，但是韩国官员担心，这种检查会导致与北韩的冲突。
