Condoleezza Rice, in Japan as part of her first trip to Asia as United States Secretary of State , gave a speech in which she urged North Korea to return to currently stalled six-party talks. She also pressed Asian partners in the talks, China , Japan, and South Korea , to make greater efforts to bring Pyongyang back into the fold. Pyongyang claims that it desires nuclear weapons as a defense against American aggression, although many members of the Bush administration have previously insisted that the United States has no intention of invading North Korea.
Condoleezza Rice, in as part of her first trip to Asia as United States , gave a speech in which she urged North Korea to return to currently stalled six-party talks. She also pressed Asian partners in the talks, , Japan, and , to make greater efforts to bring back into the fold. Pyongyang claims that it desires as a defense against American aggression, although many members of the Bush administration have previously insisted that the United States has no intention of invading North Korea.
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