North Korea
S. Korean, Chinese FMs discuss N. Korea over phone
Jan. 1, 2014
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se had phone talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, primarily on North Korea, Yun's ministry said Wednesday.The conversation, arranged at Wang's request, began at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and lasted about one hour, said the ministry in a news release.It was their first talks since North Korea executed Jang Song-thaek, the once-influential uncle of leader Kim Jong-un, in early December.Yun and Wang compared their assessment of the political situation in the