NO THEY DIDN'T !
"If the U.S. makes a concession to some degree, we will also make a concession to some degree, whether it be bilateral talks or six-party talks," Kim was quoted as telling a Chinese envoy,
Tell me, what are the issues here? What did Kim il Dong have to do in order for Bush to give N korea things they want?
Who refused to sit down and discuss them? It wasn't Bush. It was Kim. It was Bush who insisted they be tri-lateral talks at min. In Order for kim to get ANYTHING from the USA, they have to do what? HINT: STOP their nuclear program.
Bush is NOT going to give Kim Ding Dong concessions just so he will sit down and talk. He has to earn talks and rewards by halting his nuclear program
What did Kim il Dong have to do in order for Bush to give N korea things they want?
NK walked away from the 6 party talks, not the US. A concession on the part of the US would be 2 party talks. I don't see anything about them, instead I see something about "international nuclear talks".
Who refused to sit down and discuss them?
NK walked away from the 6 party talks.
The US upped it's pressure on NK, via threats of further economic isolation to get them back to 6 party talks, AKA "international" talks. NK folded to avoid *additional* economic isolation. Japan refused NK ships this past week. China probably asked Kim if he wanted to continue getting any oil through them & somehow it's being reported that the US is making a concession to NK.