Wen Jiabao (C) and Kim Jong-Il (R) at Pyongyang airport
NKorea's Kim says willing to return to six-party talks: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il Monday told Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that Pyongyang was willing to return to six-party nuclear disarmament talks, Xinhua news agency said in a report from North Korea.
Wen and Kim "reached vital consensus on realising the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula," during talks in Pyongyang, it said.
"At the meeting, Kim said the DPRK (North Korea) is willing to attend multilateral talks, including the six-party talks, depending on the progress in its talks with the United States," Xinhua reported in a brief dispatch early Tuesday.
Wen is on a three-day visit officially described as a goodwill trip to attend celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of China-North Korea diplomatic relations.
AFP
