Stalled negotiations on North Korea-related issues, including its nuclear program, are expected to gain momentum as international meetings are scheduled to take place between late September and early October.
Besides, Premier Wen Jiabao of China, North Korea's traditional ally, is reportedly planning to visit the isolated state next month to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
A leading North Korea watcher here said that China is likely to play a key coordinating role for imminent bilateral dialogue between the United States and North Korea.
"China is the host country of the six-party denuclearization talks and won a peaceful image by dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue," he told The Korea Times on condition of anonymity.
"I think Beijing will dispatch a special envoy to Pyongyang and tune the bilateral talks."
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