N. Korea: U.S. must drop 'hostile policy'
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North Korean delegation head Kim Yong-Il looks over his notes during Wednesday's opening.
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(CNN) -- North Korea said the fate of the six-way talks on its nuclear program that began in Beijing Wednesday depends on "whether the U.S. has a will to drop its hostile policy toward" Pyongyang.
The charge came in a signed commentary in North Korea's state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper, North's official KCNA news agency reported.
"The U.S. should refrain from putting up unreasonable conditions and opting for meeting its unilateral demands and interests at the talks," the commentary warned.
While saying the success or failure of nuclear talks will likely depend on the stand taken by the United States, North Korea took credit for bringing Washington, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia to the negotiating table in Beijing for three days of meetings.
"The six-way talks are the results of the initiative, a bold measure of goodwill, the broadest magnanimity and the positive peace efforts" of North Korea, the commentary said.
It urged all the parties involved in the talks to "make good use of the hard-won opportunity" to "produce substantial results" and reject efforts by the United States to unilaterally impose conditions on North Korea to disarm.
While the United States wants Pyongyang to give up its nuclear program, North Korea has consistently called for a non-aggression pact or treaty from the United States.
