中国谈判代表在朝鲜

 　　A top Chinese negotiator arrived in Pyongyang on Monday with a view to restarting the long-stalled Six-Party Talks and further improving the situation on the Korean peninsula, the Foreign Ministry¹ told China Daily on Tuesday.

　　It is the first visit to Pyongyang in two years for Wu Dawei, China's special envoy² for Korean affairs.

　　Wu arrived on Monday, according to the Korean Central News Agency. The one-sentence report gave no details of his itinerary³.

　　Footage of Wu being received by a group of officials at the airport was shown on the official television channel of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

　　The Foreign Ministry said Wu has been invited by the DPRK's top nuclear negotiator, Kim Kye-gwan, who visited Beijing in June.

　　"The trip is based on a high-level agreement reached during the visit of Vice-President Li Yuanchao to the DPRK," said Wang Junsheng, a researcher on East Asian studies with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

　　Wu's visit comes after a slew⁴ of interactions between Beijing and Pyongyang.

　　Li traveled to Pyongyang in July to attend commemoration ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice⁵. It was the highest-ranking visit from Beijing since Kim Jong-un, the top leader of the DPRK, took office in late 2011.

　　Kim told Li in their meeting that his government "supports China's efforts to restart the Six-Party Talks".

　　In late May, the first special envoy Kim sent to China since he took office said in Beijing that the DPRK is willing to take China's advice to engage in dialogue on the nuclear issue.

　　Zhang Liangui, an expert on Korean studies at the Party School of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said Wu's priority during the visit should be to "have a clear idea of Pyongyang's attitude on the restarting of the talks".

　　The Six-Party Talks, initiated⁶ in 2003 in response to the DPRK's withdrawal⁷ from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, involve the DPRK, the Republic of Korea, China, the United States, Japan and Russia. The talks have been stalled since 2008.

　　Pyongyang said it is willing to start talks involving some of the six nations, without any preconditions. However, Washington and Seoul have demanded the denuclearization of the DPRK as a condition of the talks.

　　However, "it is unlikely that Wu's trip will yield significant results, as Pyongyang has been very firm on developing nuclear weapons," said Zhang.

　　Wang Junsheng from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said the visit will at least lead Beijing and Pyongyang toward a greater consensus⁸.

　　"Now there is hope for development on the issue. All countries involved should exert more effort and remain patient," he said.

　　Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency said that given Wu's specialization on the nuclear issue, it is unlikely that his visit will cover discussions on a possible visit by Kim Jong-un to China.

　　Another Yonhap report said, "Wu's visit has come as Pyongyang recently showed a friendly attitude toward countries including the ROK".

　　Wu's trip will "accelerate the formation of the atmosphere of multilateral talks, including the Six-Party Talks," said the report.

　　Pyongyang and Seoul are forging ahead with next month's reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, the first in three years.

　　Pyongyang has also accepted some preconditions set by Seoul for the revival⁹ of the Kaesong joint¹⁰ industrial complex.

　　Zhang Fan contributed to this story.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

3 itinerary   

n.行程表，旅行路线；旅行计划

参考例句：

• The two sides have agreed on the itinerary of the visit.双方商定了访问日程。
• The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.我们行程的下一站是锡利斯特拉。

4 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

5 armistice   

n.休战，停战协定

参考例句：

• The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
• The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。

6 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

7 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

8 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

9 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

10 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。