North Korea Sets Conditions To Resume Nuclear Talks

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JUNE 17: South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-Young (C) arrives at the Inter-Korean Dialogue office on June 17, 2005 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung delivered a message from South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun June 17 to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il calling for an early resolution of the nuclear crisis. North Korea is willing to return to stalled six-party nuclear talks in July, but only after the U.S. recognizes it as "a partner", the South Korean minister said upon his return from Pyongyang. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)