Powell urges North Korea to rejoin talks
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TOKYO Secretary of State Colin Powell says North Korea should set aside concerns about so-called &quot;hostile acts&quot; by the US and rejoin nuclear disarmament talks.
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TOYKO -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, in Asia to prod North Korea to return to talks on ending its nuclear programs, said that while there is still time to resolve the impasse, &quot;there is a sense of urgency.&quot;
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North Korea wants bilateral nuclear talks with the United States but would rejoin stalled six-party immediately if Washington dropped what it called its "hostile policy" toward Pyongyang, the communist state said on Friday.
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US officials met twice last week with North Korean officials in New York to tell them the US was ready to resume nuclear negotiations and wanted to resolve the issue diplomatically, State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said.
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TOKYO -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell yesterday rejected demands by North Korea of a US ''reward&quot; before the communist country would agree to resume multinational talks about its nuclear weapons programs.
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U.S officials met twice last week with North Korean officials in New York to tell them the United States was ready to resume nuclear negotiations and wanted to resolve the issue diplomatically, State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said Monday.
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North Korea must understand that six- nation talks are the only way to resolve concerns over its nuclear program, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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The White House urged North Korea to return to talks aimed at defusing a dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear programs, calling such activities "a threat to global peace."
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China signalled to US Secretary of State Colin Powell it will press North Korea to return quickly to stalled talks on its nuclear weapons program, a senior State Department official said.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell will  urge China Monday to exert its influence over North Korea to  resume six-party negotiations on scrapping its suspected  nuclear weapons program.
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Countries involved in six-way talks on  North Korea's nuclear program have urged Pyongyang to return to  the table sooner rather than later but have not proposed  specific dates, a senior government official said on Thursday.
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The United States is prepared to pursue new approaches to resolve a standoff over North Korea's nuclear program, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea said Tuesday, urging the communist state to return to stalled disarmament talks.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell is to  seek South Korean support Tuesday for a U.S. hard line on North  Korea after China said Washington must be more flexible to  entice the reclusive state back to nuclear arms talks.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell sought South Korea's support on Tuesday for a U.S. hard line on North Korea after China said Washington must be more flexible to entice the reclusive state back to nuclear arms talks.
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Pacific Rim Bureau  - The US government has called on North Korea to stop boasting about its nuclear deterrent and return to talks aimed at resolving the drawn-out crisis sparked by its violations of international agreements.
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BEIJING : US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Beijing for talks which he hopes will lead to a quick resumption of stalled talks on the North Korean nuclear impasse amid new bellicose accusations from Pyongyang.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell travels to Asia next week to try to restart talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons programs. VOA&#39;s Luis Ramirez reports from Beijing, one of the stops on Secretary Powell&#39;s trip.