Mega's envoy to visit Pyongyang

Mega's envoy to visit Pyongyang

JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri's special envoy Nana
Sutresna will leave for North Korea on Dec. 6 to convey a peace
message from the President.

"The President is sending a message to express concern over
the situation in North Korea and to urge all parties to move
ahead with peace talks to end the crisis," Nana said after
meeting with Megawati on Monday.

Nana will first stop in Seoul, South Korea, before proceeding
to Pyongyang on Dec. 9. In Pyongyang, he is slated to meet with
various leaders, including, if possible, President Kim Jong-il.

Indonesia has devoted much attention to the North Korean
crisis, with Megawati serving as a peace messenger between North
and South Korea in April last year.

The role of peace facilitator has been taken over by China,
which organized a six-nation meeting in Beijing earlier this
year.

The six nations were North Korea, South Korea, Japan, China,
the United States and Russia. --JP