11.   China, as a signatory to the Korean cease-fire accord, reportedly is interested in playing a part in arranging a new Korean peace setup.

12.   Hwang also said North Korea has no interest in expanded Korean peace talks, jointly proposed by the United States and South Korea.

13.   In April, President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam proposed that North Korea join their countries and China in four-party talks to discuss Korean peace.

14.   In April last year, the United States and South Korea jointly proposed Korean peace talks between the two Koreas, with the United States and China mediating.

15.   In return for the large-scale aid, Seoul wants North Korea to agree to improving inter-Korean ties and opening new Korean peace talks.

16.   Korean peace would not trigger U.S. troop withdrawals.

17.   Korean peace talks resume in New York.

18.   Meeting the Russian visitors over breakfast, Kim suggested expanding Korean peace talks to involve Russia and Japan.

19.   Negotiators started a new round of Korean peace talks Tuesday, hoping to finally end nearly five decades of cold war on the divided peninsula.

20.   North Korea already has agreed to attend a briefing by the United States and South Korea on proposed four-way Korean peace talks that also would include China.