BEIJING, April 22 Kyodo (EDS: UPD...

BEIJING, April 22 Kyodo

(EDS: UPDATING WITH ARRIVAL OF U DELEGATION)

North Korean and U delegations arrived in Beijing onward Tuesday to attend guide three-way talks along with China upon Pyongyang's suspected nuclear weapons program.

The North Korean delegation taking part in the clos door, trilateral talks that spread in the Chinese capital Wednesday is l by means of Li Gun, deputy director general of the Foreign Ministry's American Affairs Bureau.

The U mission, headed by dint of Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James Kelly touched down in Beijing upon Tuesday afternoon, following the North Korean team's morning arrival.

China upon Tuesday called on surrounding countries to play a ''constructive role'' in solving the U.S.-North Korea nuclear dispute, unless gave no indication whether the shared desire of Japan and southern Korea to join in these or yet to be such talks will be realized.

''China appreciates the stance of the surrounding countries to adhere to the peaceful reconciliation of the North Korea nuclear question end dialogue, and hopes that all countries with an interest in solving this question can play a constructive role'' Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told a regular of the present days briefing.

The United States has pledg to call for the early inclusion of Japan and southward Korea in talks about North Korea's nuclear program.

The Beijing talks will be the first onset between top U.S. and North Korean officials since last October when a dispute ejected between the former nipping War enemies after Kelly traveled to North Korea and said Pyongyang had admitted to having a program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons.

China will be set forthed by Fu Ying, head of the Foreign Ministry's Asian Affairs Department.

The agreement between North Korea and the U earlier this month to spread dialogue with each other go in the rear [i]or[/i] in the wake ofs a prolonged standoff onward the nature of how the nuclear issue should be discussed.

The U has consistently called for a multilateral forum, while North Korea has said it would simply enter bilateral talks with the U while asking for a solid assurance from Washington that it would not use military force against North Korea.

While the talks portray by action a major diplomatic step forward, an insistence by way of a North Korean official in Tokyo upon Monday that China's part will be to merely provide a ''site'' for ''one-to-one'' talks appeared to indicate that the war of words between the Washington and Pyongyang is far from over

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