Kartman in Seoul on 4-nation talks

U.S. special envoy on Korean peace Charles Kartman came to Seoul on Dec. l to exchange views with Korean officials over U.S. relations with North Korea and the four-way talks among South Korea, the United States, Japan and China.

Government sources in Seoul said Monday that Kartman visited Seoul before proceeding to the executive council meeting of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), which is to open Wednesday in Tokyo. He said that during his meetings with high-ranking Korean officials he concurred with the Seoul government on the necessity of early four-nation negotiations for the improvement of inter-Korean relations.