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Article: Global pressure mounts on United States to enter talks with North Korea
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- AP Worldstream
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- January 17, 2003
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Dateline: SEOUL, South Korea
The United States came under increased international pressure Friday
to open direct discussions with North Korea to end an intensifying
nuclear standoff.
South Korea's president-elect encouraged Washington to "engage actively
in dialogue," while a top Russian envoy said the crisis was an issue
to be resolved primarily between the United States and North Korea.
A North Korean official said only the United States could solve the
problem.
Washington has been canvassing allies to pressure North Korea into
scrapping nuclear weapons programs.
Russia and China, two of North Korea's historical allies, are expected
to play key roles in ...