DPRK calls for direct talks with US

The DPRK is asking for direct talks with the United States to settle its nuclear issue.

Speaking at a UN-backed Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, a DPRK diplomat rejected South Korea's appeal to resume six-party talks.

He said the nuclear issue should be settled between the US and the DPRK. He also called on the US to drop its "hostile policy" toward the DPRK.

U.S. special envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth, right, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)