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3 nations urge DPRK to talks 
Rice from US Secretary of State said, “The United States has no desire to do anything to escalate this situation and the idea that somehow we would want 17 and 18 to be implemented in a way that escalates tensions on the Korean peninsula or on the high seas for that matter simply could not be more wrong. What we want is effective implementation.”
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Ban Ki-Moon said South Korea will make adjustments to adhere to the UN resolution.
Rice assured South Korea and Japan of the US security commitments in the region.
The US Secretary of State arrived in Seoul from Tokyo, where the two countries came to an agreement on a stronger alliance.
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Her trip has been seen as a strong effort to put pressure on the DPRK.
Editor:Sun Luying