朝鮮領導人促中國重啓核會談

朝鮮領導人金正日再次敦促中國重啓有關核裁軍的談判，以期爲貧困的朝鮮贏得援助。

中國官方媒體星期五說，朝鮮領導人告訴中國國務委員戴秉國說，他願意在沒有任何先決條件的情況下接受禁止核測試和核生產的禁令。

這個重啓六方會談的最新提議是金正日在訪問俄羅斯後回國途中訪問中國黑龍江省期間提出的。

金正日星期三對俄羅斯總統梅德韋傑夫也提出了相同的提議。

美國和韓國都認爲這項提議並不是什麼新鮮事。這兩個國家以及俄羅斯、中國和日本參加了前幾輪六方會談。幾個月來，華盛頓和首爾堅持認爲，在進行任何談判之前，朝鮮必須解除自己的核項目。

金正日星期四乘坐自己的裝甲列車，離開俄羅斯前往中國訪問。

如此迅速地報道金正日與中國官員的討論是很不尋常的。中國官方媒體通常只是在金正日離開中國後才報道他對中國的訪問。

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is making another push to restart nuclear disarmament talks in the hopes of getting aid for his impoverished country.

China's state-run media Friday said the North Korean leader told a China's State Counselor Dai Bingguo he was willing to go ahead with a nuclear test and production ban without any preconditions.

The latest offer to restart six-party talks came during a visit to China's Heilongjiang province as Mr. Kim makes his way back home after a visit to Russia.

The North Korean leader's proposal echoes the offer he made Wednesday to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

The United States and South Korea, which both participated in earlier rounds of six-party negotiations, along with Russia, China and Japan, dismissed that proposal as nothing new. Washington and Seoul have insisted for months that the North must dismantle its nuclear programs before any further talks can take place.

Mr. Kim left Russia for China Thursday, travelling in his armored train.

The quick reports on Mr. Kim's discussions with Chinese officials are unusual. China's state-run media normally reports on the North Korean leader's visit only after he has left the country.