SEOUL, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Top U.S. nuclear envoy in the six-party talks to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula planned to meet key South Korean presidential contenders during his four-day visit to Seoul.
Joseph Yun, the U.S. special representative of the State Department on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy, met at a restaurant in Seoul Tuesday with South Chungcheong province governor Ahn Hee-jung of the biggest opposition Minjoo Party of South Korea.
An official with Ahn's election campaign office said via text message that Ahn met with Yun for about an hour to exchange views on various issues including the DPRK's nuclear program and the U.S.-South Korea relations.
Ahn is one of the three major Minjoo Party presidential hopefuls together with former Minjoo Party chief Moon Jae-in and Seongnam city mayor Lee Jae-myung.
The U.S. envoy arrived here late Monday after visiting China. Yun, who represents the United States in the six-way dialogue to denuclearize the peninsula, is scheduled to stay in Seoul until Thursday.
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