IAEA chief exchanges views with China on Korean Peninsula, Iran nuclear issues

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang told a regular press conference on Thursday that IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Chief Mohamed ElBaradei exchanged views with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai on the nuclear issues concerning the Korean Peninsula and Iran on Thursday morning.

At the invitation of DPRK, ElBaradei paid a visit to the country from Tuesday to Wednesday. He met with Kim Yong-dae, DPRK's deputy top legislator and other senior officials, according to the country's official news agency KCNA.

ElBaradei's trip to Pyongyang has been the first visit by an IAEA director-general since the last visit paid by its former head Hans Blix in 1992. He came to Beijing on Wednesday evening and will meet the top U.S. negotiator to the six-party talks Christopher Hill on Friday morning.

Source: Xinhua