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U.S., N. Korea agree to push 6-way denuke talks

MANILA, Philippines - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte (far left) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (right fore) walk into a room for an ASEAN Regional Forum dinner in Manila on Aug. 1. During their brief talks earlier in the day, the U.S. and North Korea agreed to implement their respective commitments made within the framework of six-party talks on the North's denuclearization and press ahead with the multilateral talks.

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momentum

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (C), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (left back to the camera) are seated for the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2. The ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself.

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ARF welcomes N. Korea's denuke steps

MANILA, Philippines - North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C) attends the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2.

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Thailand, N. Korea to cooperate on missing Thai woman again

MANILA, Philippines - Thai Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram (R) and his North Korean counterpart Pak Ui Chun pose for a photo prior to their talks in Manila on Aug. 1. Nitya said later he and Pak agreed to cooperate on the issue of a missing Thai woman who was allegedly abducted to North Korea in the late 1970s.

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China-N. Korea meeting

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin (2nd from L) holds talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (not in photo) in Pyongyang on Feb. 19, 2014.

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China-N. Korea meeting

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (2nd from R) holds talks with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin (not in photo) in Pyongyang on Feb. 19, 2014.

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China-N. Korea meeting

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin (far L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (3rd from front in R row) meet in Pyongyang on Feb. 19, 2014.

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China-N. Korea meeting

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin (3rd from L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (3rd from front in R row) meet in Pyongyang on Feb. 19, 2014.

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China's senior diplomat tells N. Korea "war or chaos" not allowed

PYONGYANG, North Korea - China's Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun hug before their bilateral talks in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Feb. 19, 2014. Liu is the most senior Chinese official to visit Pyongyang since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's once-powerful uncle Jang Song Thaek was executed in mid-December.

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China's senior diplomat tells N. Korea "war or chaos" not allowed

PYONGYANG, North Korea - China's Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin (2nd from L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (2nd from R) hold talks in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Feb. 19, 2014. Liu is the most senior Chinese official to visit Pyongyang since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's once-powerful uncle Jang Song Thaek was executed in mid-December.

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N. Korean Foreign Minister Pak in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun attends a ministerial meeting of the 27-member ASEAN Regional Forum in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 2, 2013.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Ministers pose during a photo session of an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on July 2, 2013. At R in front row is North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun and 2nd from R in front is Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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Chinese, N. Korean foreign ministers in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and his North Korean counterpart Pak Ui Chun (L seated) attend a ministerial meeting of the 27-member ASEAN Regional Forum in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 2, 2013.

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N. Korean Foreign Minister Pak in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun attends a ministerial meeting of the 27-member ASEAN Regional Forum in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 2, 2013.

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Chinese, N. Korean foreign ministers in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) chats with his North Korean counterpart Pak Ui Chun prior to a ministerial meeting of the 27-member ASEAN Regional Forum in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 2, 2013.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Ministers pose during a photo session of an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on July 2, 2013. At R in front row is North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun and 2nd from R in front is Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi chat before an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on July 2, 2013.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Ministers pose during a photo session of an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on July 2, 2013. At R in front row is North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun and 2nd from R in front is Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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Japan, China, N. Korea ministers

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (far L), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (far R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (2nd from R) attend a dinner party held as part of a series of gatherings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013.

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Japan, N. Korea foreign ministers in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (far L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R bottom, seated) attend a dinner party held as part of a series of gatherings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013.

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N. Korean foreign minister in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun is seen after holding talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013.

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N. Korean foreign minister in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C) is seen after holding talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013.

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China-N. Korea talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun leaves after a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on July 1, 2013. The meeting was held on the sidelines of meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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China-N. Korea talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun leaves after a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on July 1, 2013. The meeting was held on the sidelines of meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun arrives in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on June 30, 2013, to attend an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting.

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ARF meeting in Brunei

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun leaves Pyongyang airport on June 29, 2013, to attend an ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meeting in Brunei

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ARF meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R) attend an ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 12, 2012. The session was held as part of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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ARF meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R) attend an ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 12, 2012. The session was held as part of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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N. Korea foreign minister

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C) walks in the venue of an ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 12, 2012. The session was held as part of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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Singapore-N. Korea meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (L) and Singaporean Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam meet in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 11, 2012. The session was held on the sidelines of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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China-N. Korea meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C) leaves his hotel for a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 11, 2012. The session was held on the sidelines of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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N. Korean foreign minister

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (far L) is seen off in Pyongyang on July 10, 2012, before his departure for Phnom Penh. He is set to attend a meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum there.

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N. Korea, Cambodia foreign ministers

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (2nd from R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (2nd from L) hold talks in Pyongyang on June 5, 2012.

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N. Korea, Cambodia foreign ministers

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (L) shakes hands with North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun when they held talks in Pyongyang on June 5, 2012.

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Foreign ministers of 2 Koreas chat

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - South Korean foreign minister Kim Sung Hwan (L back) and his North Korean counterpart Pak Ui Chun chat while taking the escalator together in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 23, 2011. They spoke briefly before and during a coffee break of a meeting of the 27-member ASEAN Regional Forum.

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N. Korea foreign minister in Bali

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (L front) is welcomed by Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (R) ahead of their talks in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian island of Bali on July 22, 2011. They met on the sidelines of meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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N. Korean foreign minister in Beijing

BEIJING, China - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun arrives at Beijing airport from Pyongyang on July 16, 2011. Pak is believed to be heading to a meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum on the Indonesian island of Bali in the following week.

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N. Korean, Indonesian foreign ministers meet

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R) emerge from their meeting in Jakarta on Aug. 2, 2010.

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N. Korean, Indonesian foreign ministers meet

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R) emerge from their meeting in Jakarta on Aug. 2, 2010.

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N. Korean Foreign Minister Pak in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C) heads for a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry reception in Hanoi on July 24, 2010. Pak was in Vietnam to attend ministerial meetings of the ASEAN Regional Forum.

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N. Korean foreign minister at regional forum

HANOI, Vietnam - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (L) leaves a conference room after a meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Hanoi on July 23, 2010.

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N. Korean Foreign Minister Pak in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (front L) leaves a conference room after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Hanoi on July 22, 2010, ahead of the 27-member ASEAN Regional Forum. The Chinese and North Korean foreign ministers agreed to deal with the issue of the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship in a dialogue-oriented manner.

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N. Korean Foreign Minister Pak in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C), wearing traditional Vietnamese clothes, leaves for a reception at the ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial talks in Hanoi on July 22, 2010.

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N. Korean foreign minister departs for Asian security forum

BEIJING, China - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun departs on July 21, 2010, from Beijing, where he made a stopover en route to Hanoi. Pak is scheduled to attend a meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum in the Vietnamese capital.

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N. Korea minister in Beijing en route to Asia security forum

BEIJING, China - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun arrives in Beijing on July 20, 2010, en route to Hanoi where he is scheduled to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting.

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Russian foreign minister arrives in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) is greeted upon his arrival at Pyongyang airport on April 23. During his two-day stay, Lavrov will meet with his North Korean counterpart Pak Ui Chun and Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament.

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U.S. nuclear negotiator meets with N. Korean foreign minister

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Christopher Hill (R), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, shakes hands with North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun as they meet at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Dec. 4. Hill, the top U.S. nuclear negotiator, is in Pyongyang on a three-day visit to monitor the progress of North Korea's denuclearization and to hold talks with his counterpart.

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President Arroyo meets with N. Korean foreign minister

MANILA, Philippines - Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun poses for a photo prior to their meeting at Malacanang Palace in Manila on July 30.

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N. Korean, Indonesian foreign ministers meet

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R) emerge from their meeting in Jakarta on Aug. 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean, Indonesian foreign ministers meet

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R) emerge from their meeting in Jakarta on Aug. 2, 2010. (Kyodo)