Powell says US wants 'a good solution' on nuclear issue

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Powell says US wants 'a good solution' on nuclear issue

US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday that the United States wants and will be patient to pursue "a good solution" to the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.

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US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday that the United States wants and will be patient to pursue "a good solution" to the nuclear issue on the��Korean Peninsula.

"The (US) president strongly believes that a diplomatic solution is possible. And we are not in any urgency to achievethat solution. We want a good solution," Powell said after aworking lunch with his South Korean counterpart, Ban Ki-Moon, at the State Department.

Powell said he and Ban discussed the second round six-party talks held in Beijing on Feb. 25-28 and both were satisfied with the results of the talks, which also involved China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Japan and Russia."We are both quite satisfied with the way those talks went. We have come out of those talks with an institutionalized process to move forward in further discussions at working group and plenary level," he said.

"The United States understands that this is a difficult issue for all of us, but we are determined to go forward and work with our partners in the region," Powell said, adding that "we will be patient in pursuing this policy."

The secretary reiterated that the United States has nointention to invade the DPRK.

Ban, who is here on his first US trip as South Korean ministerof foreign affairs and trade, described his talks with Powell as "very useful and constructive."

"We have had very useful and constructive meeting on many issues of our mutual interest, including North Korean (DPRK's)nuclear issues, and our common efforts to build Iraq to a peaceful and rehabilitated country," he said.

The minister said he explained to Powell that the main purpose of South Korea's decision to dispatch additional troops to Iraq is to help Iraqis to reconstruct their country and restore peace.

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