Japan guardedly welcomes Kim's readiness for 6-way talks

Japan guardedly welcomes Kim's readiness for 6-way talks

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura is surrounded by reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 22 following reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed readiness to return to stalled six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program.

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