North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is reported by North Korean media to have told Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao his country is willing to return to 6-party talks. First, however, progress must be made in bilateral talks with the US, according to media reports. The US says it wants North Korea to agree to a complete denuclearization on the penninsula. The Chinese leader has just rreturned to Beijing after a three-day visit to North Korea. The six-party talks broke down earlier in 2009.

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