Reply #75: Bush rejects diplomacy: No one-on-one talks with North Korea

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Bush on Friday ruled out any bilateral talks with North Korea and appealed for patience from the American people for the diplomatic process to solve the crisis.

Experts have said that one goal of North Korea's missile tests on July 4th may have been to force the United States to agree to bilateral negotiations.

But Bush said he would not be pressured into face-to-face talks with North Korea.

"One thing I am not going to let us do is get caught in the trap of sitting alone at the table with the North Koreans," Bush said at a press conference in Chicago.

Bush said China and South Korea must remain part of any talks with North Korea.
"In my judgment if you want to solve a problem diplomatically, you need partners to do so," Bush said.

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