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Article: Expand the six-party agenda.(COMMENTARY)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- August 10, 2005
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Byline: Michael O'Hanlon and Michael Horowitz, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
North Korea's return to six-party negotiations in Beijing has been accompanied by greater civility and seriousness than many expected. Further, the frequent and direct bilateral contacts that have taken place between the U.S. and North Korean delegations - a softening of the Bush administration's earlier insistence that six-party talks be its only mode of dealing with Pyongyang - have been surprising and welcome.
However, in the absence of U.S. concessions - which should not occur unless North Korea takes several steps beyond the nuclear issue alone - it is doubtful that ...