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A Russian envoy said after six hours of talks Monday with reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il that he was optimistic the nuclear standoff between Pyongyang and Washington could be resolved peacefully.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov emerged from the talks near Pyongyang and said they were successful, but offered no details, said Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency. “The meeting was very substantive,” he said. “The atmosphere was very warm.”
