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U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesman Press Statement

Press Statement by Richard Boucher, Spokesman August 24, 2000 Ambassador Sherman's Travel to Moscow and Seoul Counselor of the Department Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman will lead a small delegation to Moscow August 28-29 for consultations with senior Russian officials on a range of North Korea issues. Ambassador Sherman will then travel to Seoul to lead a U.S. delegation participating in trilateral consultations with the Republic of Korea and Japan on September 1. Delegations of the three countries will discuss a range of issues in our ongoing coordination of policy toward the DPRK. The Republic of Korea delegation will be led by Jang Jai-ryong, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Japanese delegation will be led by Yukio Takeuchi, Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy. The September trilateral meeting is part of a continuing process of close and cooperative consultations among the three countries, formalized in Hawaii in April, 1999, as the Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group. [end of document] Press Statements Index | Department of State | Secretary of State