Chinese envoy urges US flexibility on N Korea-Xinhua

BEIJING, Oct 20 (Reuters) The United States should take a more flexible attitude towards dealing with the North Korea nuclear crisis, Chinese envoy Tang Jiaxuan, recently returned from Pyongyang, was quoted by Xinhua as saying today.

Tang said all parties should display political wisdom, pave the way for a return to dialogue and re-open the six-party talks, the official news agency said.

''This is in the interests of all sides and I hope the United States will take a more active and flexible attitude,'' Tang was quoted as saying during a meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice in Beijing.

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