DATE=8/25/1999
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=U-S / NORTH KOREA (L-ONLY)
NUMBER=2-253123
BYLINE=KYLE KING
DATELINE=STATE DEPARTMENT
CONTENT=

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INTRO:  U-S officials say they plan to hold another 
round of talks with North Korea next month to try to 
persuade the North not to carry out any new long range 
missile tests.   From the State Department, V-O-A's 
Kyle King reports.

TEXT:  State Department officials say U-S and North 
Korean envoys will meet in Berlin from September 7th to 
September 11th.

Officials say special envoy Charles Kartman will try 
to persuade North Korea to accept U-S proposals for 
improving relations with the international community.

State Department spokesman James Foley says the 
subject of North Korea's missile program will also be 
discussed.

            /// FOLEY ACT ///

      We also intend to use the meeting with the DPRK 
      to reiterate the concerns we have previously 
      raised concerning the DPRK's missile program, 
      including the question of another long range 
      missile launch.

            /// END ACT ///

The United States and its Asian allies are concerned 
that the development of any new long-range missile by 
North Korea will have a profoundly destabilizing 
effect on the region.

Intelligence reports have suggested North Korea may be 
about to carry out a second test of such a missile.

Last week a North Korean foreign ministry official 
said Pyongyang was ready to discuss the missile issue.  
U-S officials say they hope to use the talks in Berlin 
to stress the advantage to North Korea of improving 
ties with the United States and the International 
community.  (Signed)

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