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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: jim-thompson who wrote (436976)8/1/2003 9:35:11 AM
From: PROLIFE  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Jim,

I suspect in the liberal Democrat camp, there is MUCH wailing and gnashing of teeth over this story too!

U.S. Says N. Korea Seems Ready for Talks


By GEORGE GEDDA, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - North Korea (news - web sites) has dropped its insistence on one-on-one talks with the United States and is ready to accept a U.S. proposal for six-nation negotiations on ending its nuclear weapons programs, the State Department said Thursday.

Officials said they expect the United States and North Korea to be joined by China, South Korea (news - web sites), Japan and Russia to discuss the issue in the near future.

The Bush administration has sought such six-way talks, but North Korea had insisted on a bilateral meeting with the United States to negotiate a nonaggression treaty.

Officials said President Bush (news - web sites) learned of North Korea's acceptance from Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday. ..

news.yahoo.com



To: jim-thompson who wrote (436976)8/1/2003 9:42:11 AM
From: miraje  Respond to of 769670
 
Excellent article. Thanks for posting it.



To: jim-thompson who wrote (436976)8/1/2003 3:16:07 PM
From: sandintoes  Respond to of 769670
 
I wish I'd been there to stand up and cheer! What a great speech. He really hit the nail on the head when speaking to college kids..great thanks!