Bush says US, partners united on North Korea

SANTIAGO, Nov 20 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush said Saturday after meeting with leaders of China, Japan, South Korea and Russia that they had a joint message for North Korea: "Get rid of your nuclear weapons programs."
Bush's comments came after individual meetings in which he sought to unite those US partners in dragging North Korea back to stalled six-party talks aimed at ending its atomic activities.
"I can report that having visited with the other nations involved in this collaborative effort that the will is strong, that the effort is united, and the message is clear to Mr. Kim Jong-Il: Get rid of your nuclear weapons programs," the US leader said in a speech.

11/20/2004 20:22 GMT - AFP