[Kyodo: Korea] Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, expressed willingness Tuesday to consider holding direct talks with North Korea when necessary, a Japanese lawmaker said. Bosworth signaled the stance during a meeting with Seiji Maehara, a vice president of JapanŽs main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, after North Korea ordered U.S. nuclear experts engaging in disablement of nuclear facilities in Yongbyon and U.N. nuclear agency staff monitoring the work to leave the country, Maehara told reporters.
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