US says NKorea talks could resume this month

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) The US State Department said today six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions could resume later this month.

''The signals are that they could reconvene this month -- January,'' State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters of the talks, which include the two Koreas, China, Japan, Russia and the United States.

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