Top US NKor envoy meets SKor nuclear envoy

(5 Jan 2011) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of top US envoy on North Korea Stephen Bosworth shaking hands with Wi Sung-lac, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, zoom in to close of Bosworth, pan to Sung-lac 2. Wide of meeting 3. Close of Bosworth 4. Close of Sung-lac 5. Mid of Bosworth and Sung-lac 6. Close of US six-party-talks envoy Sung Kim 7. Mid of US officials including Sung Kim 8. Close of Bosworth 9. Close of Sung-lac 10. Wide pan of meeting STORYLINE Top US envoy on North Korea Stephen Bosworth met with the South Korean chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac in Seoul on Wednesday. They were expected to discuss ways on how to deal with North Korea amid lingering tension following the North's artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island that killed four South Koreans on November 23. Bosworth arrived in Seoul on Tuesday afternoon from Washington. He was also scheduled to meet with South Korean foreign minister Kim Sung-hwan and unification minister Hyun In-taek during his two-day trip in Seoul. After his arrival in Seoul, Bosworth said that he was looking forward to starting serious negotiations on North Korea at a "reasonably early time." Bosworth didn't elaborate and it wasn't clear if he was referring to stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks or something else. Bosworth will depart Seoul later in the day and go to Beijing to meet with his Chinese counterparts. The US envoy has said that he will continue to coordinate closely with China, the North's major ally. His visit comes after the Pyongyang called for warmer ties and the resumption of joint projects with South Korea. Pyongyang, eager for food and fuel assistance, has said it wants stalled international aid-for-nuclear-disarmament talks to restart. Washington and Seoul have said no, demanding the North first fulfil past nuclear disarmament commitments. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...