US: Talks hinge on DPRK's attitude

BEIJING - A new round of bilateral talks aimed at reviving the stalled Six-Party Talks depends on the behavior of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a visiting US special envoy for the DPRK said on Thursday.

Glyn Davies, the US special representative on Korean policy, told reporters before leaving Beijing that the behavior includes ceasing "their proactive actions, (living) up to their obligations under the 2005 joint statement, and the obligation posed upon them by the two relevant resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council".

Davies met Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin and Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs Wu Dawei, during his three-day stay, which marked the last leg of his first Asia tour since he replaced Stephen Bosworth in October.