US, DPRK to Reopen Preparatory Meeting This WeekThe United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will reopen their dialogue this week in New York after DPRK accepted US President George W. Bush's proposal to restart the talks, the State Department said Tuesday.Facing increasing domestic and international pressure, the Bush administration announced earlier this month that it had wound up a lengthy review and decided to resume security talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). "As a follow-up to the president's statement last week on North Korea (DPRK) policy, Jack Pritchard, special envoy for Korean peace talks, will meet with North Korea U.N. ambassador Li Hyong Chol on June 13 in New York to make arrangements for bilateral talks," State Department spokesman Philip Reeker said. |
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