Bush to meet with Asia leaders on G8 sidelines (Reuters)

By Tabassum Zakaria 9 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will meet with leaders of Japan, China and South Korea on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit next week to discuss efforts to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program, the White House said on Tuesday. In his fourth visit to Japan since he took office, Bush will have an hour-long meeting with host Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda after arriving in Hokkaido on July 6, the eve of the summit. They will discuss North Korea and how to move forward on six-way talks aimed at ensuring Pyongyang abandons its nuclear weapons, said Dennis Wilder, senior director for Asian affairs at the White House National Security Council. North Korea handed over a long-delayed list of its nuclear activities last week, leading the United States... [read full story]