U.S. to Have Direct Talks With DPRK Soon

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U.S. to Have Direct Talks With DPRK Soon

The United States said Friday that it will hold direct talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in "weeks, not months."

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The United States said Friday that it will hold direct talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in "weeks, not months."

"We expect direct talks with North Korea to begin in a matter of weeks, not months," James Kelly, assistant secretary of state for East Asian affairs, said at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

The Bush administration, which suspended dialogues with Pyongyang after assuming office in January last year, has recentlysought to resume direct talks with the Asian country.

U.S. Special Envoy Jack Pritchard reportedly met with DPRK representatives to the United Nations in New York last week to arrange a visit by himself to Pyongyang.

In a routine meeting to coordinate their policies towards the Korean peninsula in San Francisco earlier this week, the U.S., Japan and South Korea agreed to engage the DPRK through direct dialogues for the sake of "peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia."

In a joint communique issued after the San Francisco meeting, they said they faced a "critical opportunity" to improve relationswith the DPRK.

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