Clinton calls on N. Korea to return to six-party talks

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Wednesday urged North Korea to refrain from provocative acts and return to the
six-party nuclear disarmament talks.
"We are prepared to resume the six-party talks," Clinton told a House Foreign
Affairs Committee hearing. "We have to be strong, patient and consistent and not
give in to the kind of back and forth and the unpredictable behavior of the North
Korean regime."
She was addressing North Korea's rocket launch early this month and its threats
to boycott the multilateral nuclear talks for good, restart its nuclear
facilities being disabled under a six-party deal, and strengthen its nuclear
arsenal.
hdh@yna.co.kr
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