Diplomatic sources in Tokio have reported that today’s negotiations in Beijing between North Korean premier Pak Pong-ju and Chinese President Hu Jintao once again set the pressure on North Korea to return in three-month term to six-party talks on its nuclear program issue.
The US have set a June deadline for Pyongyang to return to the table.
"I believe North Korea will return to the six-party talks ... We need not refer it to the U.N. Security Council now," Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi told reporters.
"China will continue to urge peace and promote talks and is willing, together with the other relevant parties, to play a constructive role to recover the six-party talks," China’s president Hu said.