US says decision on sending envoy to North Korea forthcoming
None
Washington will make an announcement within the next few days on sending an envoy to North Korea to assess the impoverished state's pleas for food aid, a top US official said on Tuesday, as it weighs helping Pyongyang against the South's wishes.
Stephen Bosworth, the US special representative for North Korea policy, met South Korean officials to discuss resumption of both food aid to the North and international nuclear talks. (Reuters)
