The top US envoy on North Korea will discuss with key Asian nations ways to thwart Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions amid fresh concerns about its alleged uranium-enrichment program. Stephen Bosworth arrived in Seoul Sunday amid a flurry of reports about the North's developing nuclear program, Reuters reported. Analysts say the reports are most likely part of the North's time-honored strategy to gain leverage in negotiations during any aid-for-disarmament talks, the report added. Bosworth will meet officials in Seoul today, before traveling to Tokyo and Beijing. The New York Times reported Saturday that North Korea last week showed a US scientist a vast, new plant for enriching uranium with hundreds of centrifuges already installed and running, according to AFP. Agencies |