U.S. Special Representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy Stephen Bosworth will visit South Korea, China, and Japan from Jan. 3-7.
"Ambassador Bosworth will arrive in Seoul Jan. 4 and travel to Beijing on Jan. 5," the U.S. State Department said in a statement. "He will continue to Tokyo on Jan. 6. In all three cities, he will meet with senior government officials to discuss next steps on the Korean Peninsula."
"Special envoy for six-party talks Ambassador Sung Kim will accompany Ambassador Bosworth to Seoul and Beijing," the department said.
The DPRK's three leading newspapers issued a joint New Year editorial on Saturday, stressing the country's will to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
The DPRK is "consistent in its stand and will to achieve peace in Northeast Asia and the denuclearization of the whole of the Korean peninsula," said the editorial jointly issued by Rodong Sinmun, Joson Inmingun and Chongnyon Jonwi.
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