WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush said he was 'pleased' Tuesday that North Korea indicated it would resume nuclear negations, but added he would still press the nation to comply with the U.N. Security Council sanctions.

"I am pleased, and I want to thank the Chinese for encouraging the meeting that got the agreement to get the six-party talks restarted," Bush told reporters in the Oval office. "I've always felt like it is important for the United States to be at the table with other partners when it comes time to addressing this important issue.

However the president cautioned there is still "a lot of work to do," and indicated he would go ahead with his plan to send envoys to the region to enforce the U.N. Security Council sanctions.

"We'll be sending teams to the region to work with our partners to make sure that the current United Nations Security Council resolution is enforced, but also to make sure that the talks are effective; that we achieve the results we want, which is a North Korea that abandons their nuclear weapons programs, and her nuclear weapons, in a verifiable fashion in return for a better way forward for her people," the President added.