North Korea shows flexibility on talks over nuclear program
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North Korea shows flexibility on talks over nuclear program
North Korea has sent good signals that it wants to restart dialogue with the US over its nuclear programme, a US politician has said. Governor Bill Richardson's comments came after rare talks in his state of New Mexico with North Korean envoys. Mr Richardson said he had detected a lessening of tension since former US President Bill Clinton's recent visit to Pyongyang. However, he said North Korea still refused to return to multilateral talks. In a statement after the talks in Sante Fe, Mr Richardson said the delegation had indicated North Korea was ready for a new dialogue with the United States regarding the nuclear issue. He said the recent visit by Mr Clinton to North Korea, to secure to the release of two US journalists, had helped thaw relations. Pyongyang had obviously used the journalists as a bargaining chip and was now seeking a gesture in return, Mr Richardson said. The North Koreans are sending good signals, that they're ready to talk directly to the United States, he said. I detected for the first time a lessening of tension, some positive vibration.
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