N.K.-U.S. foreign ministers' meeting

North Korea`s Chosun Central Communications reported July 23rd that North Korean Foreign Minister Baek Nam-Soon will meet with Secretary Madeleine Albright of the U.S. on the 26th to discuss the relations between their nations.

The report stated that the North Korea-U.S. minister-level meeting will be held one day before the ASEAN Regional Forum opening July 27th. Minister Baek is also expected to hold talks with Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Lee Joung-Binn and Yohei Kono, the Japanese foreign minister, on the 26th.