WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lead U.S. official on North Korea will travel to Russia and Germany next week for talks with Russian and German diplomats about the reclusive state but has no plans to meet with North Korean officials, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
North Korea in February conducted its third nuclear test and in December launched a rocket that put a satellite into orbit, developments that, with Iran's nuclear program, led the Pentagon on Friday to announce plans to bolster U.S. missile defence.
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