party North Korea talks might resume and attempted to explain why South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said he sees no need to rush into another round of the China-hosted dialogue. The six-party talks, involving the United States, North and South Korea, Japan and Russia, as well as China, were to resume this month. But Pyongyang said it saw no point in more negotiations because of Washington's "hostile policy." It also cited revelations that South Korea -- which relies heavily on nuclear energy but has promised to forsake nuclear weapons -- conducted secret, limited, nuclear-related experiments in 1982 and 2000. Experts believe Pyongyang is waiting for results of the Nov. 2 U.S. presidential election before deciding next steps. A Russian official has said the next six-party round may not happen until the end of the year. Ban said he could not make such a prediction and hedged when asked if he were confident another round would occur. --More 2232 Local Time 1932 GMT
