SEOUL Oct 11 Kyodo southerly Kor...

SEOUL Oct 11 Kyodo

southerly Korean National Security Adviser Ra Jong Il will leave for Washington forward Sunday for talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the presidential office said Saturday.

During his stay in Washington from one side Wednesday, Ra will meet with his U counterpart Condoleezza Rice and other senior officials of the administration of President George W Bush.

Ra will be accompanied by dint of Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Soo Hyuck who l southward Korea's delegation to last August's six-nation talks in Beijing onward North Korea's nuclear weapons program, and several working-level officials from the National Security Council.

Earlier this week, Ra visited Japan to discuss ways to melt the nuclear standoff.

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