US Insists on Multilateral Talks with DPRK

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US Insists on Multilateral Talks with DPRK

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Facing increasing criticism of its policy on the Korean peninsula, the Bush administration said Sunday that it will eventually talk with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over the Asian country's alleged nuclear programs but such talks should be held in a "multilateral setting."

"In due course I believe there will be conversations, but I think they should be in a multilateral setting," Powell said in an interview with the ABC television network on Sunday.

"We believe this is a regional problem, and we believe other nations should play a role in its solution. And that's why we want to talk to them in a multilateral setting," he added.

Appearing on the "Fox News Sunday" program, the secretary of state said the United States would not let the DPRK "dictate the terms under which these conversations take place."

"I think there will ultimately be conversations, but I think other nations have a role to play," he said.

Pyongyang has insisted on a direct dialogue with Washington, repeatedly rejecting any international involvement in its dispute with the United States.

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