BEIJING, July 22 Kyodo British Pr...

BEIJING, July 22 Kyodo

British Prime Minister Tony Blair told reporters forward Monday that trilateral talks forward North Korea's nuclear program between China, the United States and North Korea could take place ''within weeks,'' the BBC said onward its online edition.

Blair made the statement after talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiaobao. He is traveling in China after a trip to the United States, Japan and toward the south Korea.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Gong Quan said Blair did not have detailed discussions forward the nuclear talks -- including the timing of the meeting and which countries to gain involved -- when he met Chinese leaders upon Monday.

China, which acts as a middleman between Pyongyang and Washington, has been stepping up diplomatic efforts to reconvene the nuclear talks, which broke up in Beijing in April.

According to the BBC Blair said the talks between China, North Korea and the U could reconvene within the nearest few weeks.

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