But this may be precisely the shock needed to restart the Six Party Talks.
Mr Li also said that the six-party talks on the North's controversial programme must resume.
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The six-party talks involved China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, North Korea and the United States.
The so-called six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program had come to a standstill.
Security Council resolution 1718" and "abrogated obligations it entered into through the six-party talks.
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China's government praised the food package as a prelude to resuming the stalled six-party talks.
With respect to the six-party talks, look, we've been very clear about this again and again.
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And what are some of the preconditions in order to resume the six-party talks?
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Nuland said the primary focus of next week's meeting would be the six-party talks.
It builds on the original February 13 agreement sealed in an earlier round of the six-party talks.
We'll continue to consult with all the parties who previously have been involved in the six-party talks.
"From our standpoint, the purpose will be to facilitate the early resumption of the six-party talks, " P.
North Korea said it was prepared to rejoin the six-party talks aimed at ending its nuclear programme.
North Korea has called for the resumption of six-party talks without preconditions before.
But Mr Kim refused to join the six-party talks until the money arrived.
Diplomacy with North Korea takes place mostly through the six-party talks, which also involve Japan, China, South Korea and Russia.
The accord was hailed as a success of the six-party talks, in which Japan, Russia, China and South Korea participated.
China acted as a mediator in the nuclear stand-off, but two rounds of six-party talks have failed to resolve the issue.
The agreement, thrashed out at the so-called six-party talks in Beijing, was actually signed September 30, but kept under wraps until now.
But the Bush administration then eased up, and through the Six-Party Talks cut a nuclear freeze deal in 2007 with North Korea.
And does the United States have any preconditions to rejoin six-party talks?
If the North Koreans are serious about entering into six-party talks they have to show that they are operating in good faith.
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The Chinese have reaped a diplomatic bonanza from this new deal, which was negotiated in Beijing under the auspices of the Six-Party Talks.
The Bush administration has tried this rubric of the six-party talks involving China, South Korea, Russia, Japan and the United States and North Korea.
"Ambassador Hill's appointment underscores U.S. support for the six-party talks and the goal of a diplomatic solution ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, " Boucher said.
China, North Korea's most important financial and military backer, also welcomed the announcement and reiterated long-standing calls by Beijing for a resumption of six-party talks.
Many Obama administration officials are also skeptical of reopening the so-called six-party talks with North Korea, which also involve China, Japan, Russia and South Korea.
Six-party talks involving the US, China, Russia, Japan and the two Koreas aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme have been stalled since April 2009.
It's the goal of the diplomatic efforts of the six-party talks.
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"Today's announcement reflects the common commitment of the participants in the Six-Party Talks to realize a Korean Peninsula that is free of nuclear weapons, " the president said.
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