(Powell) U.S. Seeks New Relationship With N. Korea

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3027163,00.html



WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration is
seeking a new relationship with North Korea but is
not offering economic assistance as an incentive
for terminating its nuclear weapons program,
Secretary of State Colin Powell says.

``We have put no economic proposals forward at
the moment,'' Powell said Wednesday as U.S.,
Japanese and South Korean officials met at the
State Department to forge a common strategy
designed to induce North Korea to dismantle its
nuclear weapons program.

The delegations resumed their deliberations for
nearly two hours on Thursday to deal with
technical and logistical matters, a U.S. official said.
Japanese and South Korean delegates left the
building, saying only that the talks were over.
There was no immediate U.S. statement.

Powell has offered to put in writing assurances
that the Bush administration does not intend to
attack North Korea.

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1. "A New Relationship"

USA - Master
N. Korea - Slave