State Department: Direct Talks With North Korea by Year’s End Unclear What Impact Meeting Will Have on Six Party Talks
North Korea Presses for Direct Talks with US Says Differences with US Need to Be Settled Before Mutlilateral Talks Resume
US Ratchets Up Rhetoric Against North Korea With North Korean Envoy Heading to US, Officials Rule Out Normal Ties
US Willing to Hold Direct Talks With North Korea State Department Calls Comments a 'Short-Term' Measure
White House: No Change in North Korea Policy US Seeks to Reassure Allies of Hostility Toward North Korea
