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SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed regret about his country’s nuclear test to a Chinese delegation and said Pyongyang would return to international nuclear talks if Washington backs off a campaign to financially isolate the country, South Korean media reported Friday.
“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, the mass-circulation Chosun Ilbo reported, citing a diplomatic source in China.
Kim told the Chinese delegation that “he is sorry about the nuclear test,†the newspaper reported.
“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, the mass-circulation Chosun Ilbo reported, citing a diplomatic source in China.
Kim told the Chinese delegation that “he is sorry about the nuclear test,†the newspaper reported.
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Rice said on Friday that the United States would be willing to return to six-party talks, but that financial restrictions on Pyongyang would remain.
I sure hope we do back off a bit, if it means that diplomacy can once again resume its work. For all that he's a crazy fuck, we'd be crazier if we try to have a cockfight at this delicate stage. Condi needs to tuck it in more firmly between her legs.
