北韩很少公开露面的领导人金正日星期三与到访的一名中国特使举行了一次罕见的会谈。同时，美国正在加大努力，重新启动有关平壤核项目的会谈。
北韩官方的朝中社说，中国这个代表团由中国共产党高级官员王家瑞率领。报导说，金正日与王家瑞共进了午餐，进行了一次“热情友好”的会谈，但没有提供更多的细节。这次访问一天后，美国国务院分管北韩事务的专家金成计划访问平壤。金成说，在访问期间，他将敦促北韩尽早提交一份完整的核项目清单。预计金成将在北韩访问三天。
North Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Il held a rare meeting with a visiting Chinese envoy Wednesday just as the United States is stepping up efforts to restart talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
North Korea’s Central News Agency says the Chinese delegation was led by senior Communist Party official Wang Jiarui. The report says Kim had lunch with Wang, and that they had a “warm and friendly” discussion, but did not give any other details. The visit comes one day before Sung Kim, a U.S. State Department expert on North Korea, prepares to visit Pyongyang. Sung Kim says that during his visit, he will press North Korea to deliver a complete list of its nuclear programs as soon as possible. His visit is expected to last three-days.