SEOUL Jan. 29 Kyodo President-ele...

SEOUL Jan. 29 Kyodo

President-elect Roh Moo Hyun's special ambassador Chyung Dai Chul will visit the United States and Japan in February for talks with the sum of two units countries' leaders on issues including North Korea's nuclear weapons increase program, his spokesman said Wednesday.

Chyung a U.S.-educated fifth-term lawmaker of the governing Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) will visit the U upon Feb. 2-5 and Japan in succession Feb. 6-9, the spokesman said.

Chyung is likely to befitting with U.S. President George W Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and explain Roh's policies forward the U.S. and Japan, as well as discussing the North Korean nuclear issue.

pair MDP lawmakers, an academic and sum of two units others will accompany him.

Chyung 59 received a doctoral station in political science from the University of Missouri and is known as an experienced person on U.S. affairs.

Roh won southern Korea's Dec. 19 election and will take athwart from President Kim Dae Jung forward Feb. 25 for a single space of time of five years. Earlier this month Roh intimateed hopes of visiting the U at an early date after he takes office to discuss the nuclear issue with Bush.

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