U.S. envoy Stephen Bosworth is believed to be interested in holding a one-on-one meeting with North Korea in hopes of reviving the six-way talks over nuclear tensions on the peninsula.
| Just apologize to them, Mr. Bosworth. Tell them Bambi says he's sorry too. Offer them a lot of aid. Send them lots of food. Back down on the nuclear weapons. Promise to withdraw from South Korea. Heck, promise to withdraw from Guam. You'll get your meeting. You won't have anything to talk about but you'll get your meeting. |
This is according to a Seoul official, citing comments by Bosworth in Tokyo earlier this week in which he claimed Washington is willing to engage the Stalinist state on a bilateral basis and will be seeking appropriate ways to respond to a North Korean invitation for direct talks over the next few weeks.
The Obama administration has on several occasions reiterated intentions to address Pyongyang only within the six-party framework. |