First high level meeting between US and North Korea in five years occurs
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{{date|June 21, 2007}}
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[[Image:2006 0922 chris hill.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Christopher Hill]]
{{w|Christopher R. Hill}}, {{w|Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs|assistant U.S. secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs}}, travelled to {{w|Pyongyang}} in [[North Korea]] today in the first high level meeting between the two countries in five years.  The last meeting occurred in 2002, with {{w|James A. Kelly|James Kelly}} as the U.S. representative.  

This trip comes on the heels of news that North Korea would allow {{w|International Atomic Energy Agency}} inspectors to come to their country to discuss its nuclear program.

Hill and his entourage were greeted by North Korean director of U.S. affairs Ji Kun upon their arrival in Pyongyang.  Hill is scheduled to fly back to {{w|Seoul}} tomorrow to report on the content of the meeting to diplomats in [[South Korea]].

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200706/200706210030.html|title=U.S. Nuclear Envoy Visits North Korea
|author=VOA News|pub=Chosun Ilbo|date=June 21 2007}}

*{{source|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2007/06/21/97/0401000000AEN20070621006900315F.HTML|title=Top U.S. nuclear envoy arrives in N. Korea
|author=Sohn Suk-joo & Byun Duk-kun|pub=Yonhap News Agency|date=June 21 2007}}

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Christopher Hill
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs|assistant U.S. secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, travelled to James A. Kelly|James Kelly as the U.S. representative.  

This trip comes on the heels of news that North Korea would allow  inspectors to come to their country to discuss its nuclear program.

Hill and his entourage were greeted by North Korean director of U.S. affairs Ji Kun upon their arrival in Pyongyang.  Hill is scheduled to fly back to  tomorrow to report on the content of the meeting to diplomats in South Korea.

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