S. Korean, Japanese nuclear envoys meet ahead of inter-Korean summit

SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan met on Monday to discuss cooperation on North Korea and its nuclear issue ahead of the upcoming historic inter-Korean summit.

Lee Do-hoon, South Korea's top nuclear negotiator, held the meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Kenji Kanasugi, in Seoul.

The meeting comes after the leaders of the United States and Japan met this week and exchanged views on the North's nuclear issue.

The two Koreas are set to hold a summit on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on Friday, which will likely be followed by another summit between the U.S. and the North either in May or early June.

Denuclearization of the North and building lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula are expected to top the agenda at the summits.

kokobj@yna.co.kr
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