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| Clinton urges N Korean dialogue | Clinton urges N Korean dialogue |
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| Hillary Clinton has warned North Korea relations with the US will not improve until it engages in dialogue with South Korea and ends its nuclear ambitions. | Hillary Clinton has warned North Korea relations with the US will not improve until it engages in dialogue with South Korea and ends its nuclear ambitions. |
| The US secretary of state was speaking in the South Korean capital, Seoul, during her first overseas trip as the top US diplomat. | The US secretary of state was speaking in the South Korean capital, Seoul, during her first overseas trip as the top US diplomat. |
| Mrs Clinton also announced that Stephen Bosworth, a former ambassador, would be her new special envoy on North Korea. | Mrs Clinton also announced that Stephen Bosworth, a former ambassador, would be her new special envoy on North Korea. |
| Reports suggest the North may be about to test-fire a long-range missile. | Reports suggest the North may be about to test-fire a long-range missile. |
| Mrs Clinton said Pyongyang should follow through on its commitment to get rid of its nuclear programme, adding that it was important to get the six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions back on track. | |
| Mr Bosworth, who was US ambassador to South Korea from 1997 to 2000, will act as the American envoy to six-party talks on curbing North Korea's nuclear ambitions. | Mr Bosworth, who was US ambassador to South Korea from 1997 to 2000, will act as the American envoy to six-party talks on curbing North Korea's nuclear ambitions. |
| 'Different relationship' | 'Different relationship' |
| South Korea's prosperity and democracy stood in stark contrast to "the tyranny and poverty across the border to the North", Mrs Clinton said. | South Korea's prosperity and democracy stood in stark contrast to "the tyranny and poverty across the border to the North", Mrs Clinton said. |
| "North Korea is not going to get a different relationship with the United States while insulting and refusing dialogue with the Republic of Korea," she said. The North should refrain from violating this resolution and also from any and all provocative actions that could harm the six party talks Hillary ClintonUS secretary of state | "North Korea is not going to get a different relationship with the United States while insulting and refusing dialogue with the Republic of Korea," she said. The North should refrain from violating this resolution and also from any and all provocative actions that could harm the six party talks Hillary ClintonUS secretary of state |
| Her visit to the region comes amid speculation over the health of North Korean leader Kim-Jong-il, after reports he had a stroke last year. | Her visit to the region comes amid speculation over the health of North Korean leader Kim-Jong-il, after reports he had a stroke last year. |
| Mr Kim is not known to have named his successor and Western diplomats fear any leadership crisis could further raise tensions on the peninsula. | Mr Kim is not known to have named his successor and Western diplomats fear any leadership crisis could further raise tensions on the peninsula. |
| Referring to speculation Pyongyang was preparing to test-fire a long-range missile, Mrs Clinton said the US viewed any such tests as provocative. | Referring to speculation Pyongyang was preparing to test-fire a long-range missile, Mrs Clinton said the US viewed any such tests as provocative. |
| "We don't comment on intelligence matters but it is clear that under the United Nations that under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, North Korea is required to suspend all activities related to its ballistic programme. The visit comes amid speculation Pyongyang is to test-fire another missile | "We don't comment on intelligence matters but it is clear that under the United Nations that under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, North Korea is required to suspend all activities related to its ballistic programme. The visit comes amid speculation Pyongyang is to test-fire another missile |
| "The North should refrain from violating this resolution and also from any and all provocative actions that could harm the six party talks and aggravate tensions in the region." | "The North should refrain from violating this resolution and also from any and all provocative actions that could harm the six party talks and aggravate tensions in the region." |
| Hours before Mrs Clinton arrived in Seoul, North Korea issued the latest in a series of warnings to its southern neighbour, stating that its troops were "fully ready" for war. | Hours before Mrs Clinton arrived in Seoul, North Korea issued the latest in a series of warnings to its southern neighbour, stating that its troops were "fully ready" for war. |
| The North's sabre-rattling over the past few weeks is seen as an attempt to grab the attention of the Obama administration and improve its bargaining position when the talks eventually resume, our correspondent says. | |
| Mrs Clinton arrived in Seoul from Indonesia - the world's most populous Muslim country - where she said the US was seeking a new kind of dialogue with the Muslim world. | Mrs Clinton arrived in Seoul from Indonesia - the world's most populous Muslim country - where she said the US was seeking a new kind of dialogue with the Muslim world. |