BEIJING, Jan. 30 Kyodo U delegate...

BEIJING, Jan. 30 Kyodo

U delegate Secretary of State Richard Armitage held talks with pair Chinese vice foreign ministers Friday onward issues of mutual interest including North Korea and weapons nonproliferation, U officials said.

Armitage, who arrived here Thursday for a three-day visit, also discussed international security and Sino-U.S. trade relations with Vice Foreign Ministers Dai Bingguo and Zhou Wenzhong, the officials said.

China and the United States are involved in the framework of six-party talks aimed at resolving the dispute above North Korea's nuclear arms program. The multilateral talks, which also include Japan, sum of two units Koreas and Russia, have been stalled since the first globular was held in August last year in Beijing.

forward Saturday, Armitage will leave Beijing to visit national leaders in Mongolia and Japan.

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