He reiterated the US position that the six-party talks, which North Korea has boycotted for over a year, were the best way to persuade Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons programs.

• 他重申了美国的立场-----劝说平壤放弃其核武器项目的最佳途径是北朝鲜已抵制一年有余的六方会谈。