"We will address our concern and the concern of the international community about the nuclear issue," ministry spokesman Kim Chong-ro said of the proposed Jan. 14 to Jan. 17 talks.
Also joining diplomatic efforts to cool tensions is Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who begins a four-day visit to Russia on Thursday, coinciding with a visit to East Asia by US Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly next week.
Despite the multilateral moves, the North's KCNA appeared ada-mant on Sunday that Washington held the key to a solution.
"The nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula is an issue that should be settled through [North Korea]-US dialogue, as it is a product of the US hostile policy toward [North Korea]," KCNA said.
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