Remarks on North Korea Assistant Secretary Campbell (Feb. 3): "We believe that the essential next step in diplomacy in relationship to North Korea is a return to the Six Party talks. And as a part of that, North Korea needs to commit to abide by its commitments made in 2005 and 2007. We think a improvement of relations between North and South can be a critical component of that. And we welcome efforts by the South Korean president to reach across the divide to North Korea." Full Text»
Importance of Six-Party Process Assistant Secretary Crowley (Jan. 11): "[W]e want to see North Korea come back to the Six-Party process. Remember, if you want to have a negotiation regarding an armistice, we are not the only party to that prospective negotiation. So that’s expressly why we think having a multilateral forum like the Six-Party process is important." Full Text»