| [Kyodo: Korea] U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg on Wednesday called on North Korea to halt ŽŽdangerous and provocative actionsŽŽ amid escalating tensions caused by the countryŽs recent nuclear test and firings of short-range missiles. ŽŽNow is the time for North Korea, rather than continuing to take more dangerous and provocative actions, to recognize that the better course is to reengage and to get back on the path of negotiations towards the denuclearization,ŽŽ Steinberg told reporters after talks with South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kwon Jong Rak. |