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But our government officials are still full of “hope” and negotiating ..........

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Official: U.S. hopes to continue talks with DPRK
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April 04, 2009

The United States remains hoping to have talks with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) over the settlement of nuclear issues, U.S. special representative on the DPRK Stephen Bosworth said Friday.

Speaking to reporters, Bosworth said that “we continue to look with great interest to resume” the six-party talks. “That remains our long-term goal and we would hope to return to that goal in as reasonable a period as possible.”

“We will continue to have bilateral contact (with the DPRK) and we are prepared to open that channel at any point.”

Bosworth also urged the DPRK to halt the planned and disputed rocket launch.

“Whether it’s a satellite launch or a missile launch in our judgment makes no difference. It is a provocative act, and we hope that they will still reconsider,” Bosworth said.

“After the dust from the missiles has settled a bit (that) we get back to the longer term priority ... of the six-party (talks),” the special envoy said.

Pyongyang has announced that it will send up a communication satellite as part of a peaceful space program between April 4 and 8. But officials of the United States, South Korea and Japan claimed that the DPRK may in fact plan to test-fire a long-range ballistic missile “Taepodong-2.”

The six-party talks, involving the DPRK, the United States, South Korea, China, Japan and Russia, have been focusing the settlement of nuclear issues on the Korean peninsula since August 2003.

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