US and China in push to resume nuclear talks

US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and China’s foreign minister said today their governments had agreed to try to resume stalled talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear programme and called on the communist nation to show restraint.

Rice and her Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing also said they agreed on enforcing United Nations sanctions imposed after the North’s October 9 nuclear test, but gave no indication they had agreed on tougher measures.