White House Says Nations Agree on N. Korea

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON -- Pledging flexibility in trying to get North Korea to end its nuclear weapons programs, the Bush administration on Wednesday said there was "a remarkable similarity of views" among nations joined with the United States in the effort.

"The differences are being exaggerated," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said of reports of discord with South Korea and China over tactics being used in trying to reopen joint negotiations with North Korea.
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In Seoul on Tuesday, however, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon said the United States and its partners "must come up with a more creative and realistic proposal so that North Korea can come to the negotiating table as soon as possible."

Earlier, the official New Chinese News Agency released a comment by Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing saying "we wish the U.S. side would go further to adopt a flexible and practical attitude on the issue."

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