North Korea II

[Almighty Colin]

Did you realize if the NK crisis is solved diplomatically there is only one country left in the axis of evil?

From VOA:

"The State Department has expressed interest in a North Korean statement suggesting it may be open to multilateral talks on its suspected nuclear weapons program.

A State Department spokesman Saturday said officials plan to follow up on Pyongyang's statement through diplomatic channels.

Earlier Saturday, a North Korean spokesman told the country's official news agency that the country would consider any form of dialogue with the United States to resolve the dispute. But the spokesman stressed the United States must make a "bold switch-over" in what he called a "hostile" policy toward North Korea regarding its nuclear weapons program.

The comment suggests North Korea could back away from its demand for one-on-one talks with the United States, and accept multilateral negotiations. Washington has insisted that potential talks include South Korea, China, Russia and Japan.

Since the dispute over North Korea's nuclear ambitions flared up in October, Pyongyang has repeatedly warned the United States against invasion.

Washington has insisted the stand-off over North Korea's alleged nuclear weapons program can be solved peacefully.

North Korea has said it restarted its main nuclear reactor to produce needed electricity."