South Korean envoys seek solution to nuclear stand-off

SOUTH Korean envoys will travel to North Korea next week to discuss the standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear programme, officials said yesterday.

Lim Dong-won, a special adviser to President Kim Dae-jung and a former unification minister, will visit Pyongyang on Monday, Mr Kim's office said. He will be accompanied by an envoy of President-elect Roh Moo-hyun, who takes office next month.

North Korea announced the envoy's visit at the same time in a report carried by state-run news agency KCNA.