US pleased with DPRK willingness for new talks

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US pleased with DPRK willingness for new talks

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The United States said Thursday that it was encouraged by reports that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has agreed in principle to attend a new round of six-way talks on the nuclear issue.

"We are encouraged by the reports we have seen that North Korea (DPRK) has agreed in principle to continue six-party talks," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters, referring to the six-way talks held in Beijing, China, in August, which involved China, the DPRK, the United States, South Korea, Japan and Russia.

"The president has made it very clear that the multi-party process provides the best hope for achieving our shared objectives for getting North Korea (DPRK) to abandon her nuclear ambitions," the spokesman said.

The DPRK on Thursday agreed in principle to take part in a new round of six-party talks during a visit by China's top legislator Wu Bangguo.

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