Annan backs six-party North Korea nuclear talks
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged the resumption of multilateral talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear programs, saying it offered the best chance of resolving the standoff. “Secretary-General Annan said he supported the six-party talks to resolve the North Korean nuclear problem and hoped it would resume at an early time,” South Korean presidential spokesman Chung Tae-ho quoted Annan as saying during a visit to the country. Full Story