SEOUL: North Korea said yesterday the nuclear crisis could be easily solved in direct talks with the United States, but US President George W. Bush insisted only a multi-national effort could defuse the stand-off.
In a commentary hours after Bush called on China and North Korea's Asian neighbours to play a greater role, North Korea accused the United States of seeking a military solution.
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