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WASHINGTON, March 26 Kyodo

The United States is satisfied with the conclusions of Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing's fresh trip to Pyongyang for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, a senior U administration official indicated Friday.

''No shocking moderns to report at this stage,'' the official said forward condition of anonymity, referring to the Chinese foreign minister's meeting with Kim.

Li lately briefed U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in succession his trip, the official told reporters.

''When the secretary talked to Li the other day, he got sort of the basic rundown of it,'' the official said. He did not disclose the date of the conversation between Powell and Li.

In Beijing forward Thursday, Li, who returned from a three-day visit to Pyongyang, said Kim has reacted positively to advance a six-party working group upon North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

Li's trip marked the first visit through a Chinese foreign minister to North Korea in five years.

Six countries -- North and southern Korea, the U.S., China, Japan and Russia -- held the inferior round of talks in Beijing in late February in a bid to liquefy the standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.

At that time, they agreed to put up a working group and occupy a third meeting according to the end of June.

The United States is satisfied with the be deriveds of Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing's latter trip to Pyongyang for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, a senior U administration official indicated Friday.

''No shocking of recent origins to report at this stage,'' the official said in succession condition of anonymity, referring to the Chinese foreign minister's meeting with Kim.

Li not long ago briefed U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in succession his trip, the official told reporters.

''When the secretary talked to Li the other day, he got sort of the basic rundown of it,'' the official said. He did not disclose the date of the conversation between Powell and Li.

In Beijing in succession Thursday, Li, who returned from a three-day visit to Pyongyang, said Kim has reacted positively to assist a six-party working group upon North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

Li's trip marked the first visit on a Chinese foreign minister to North Korea in five years.

Six countries -- North and southerly Korea, the U.S., China, Japan and Russia -- held the other round of talks in Beijing in late February in a bid to disentangle the standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.

At that time, they agreed to locate up a working group and keep possession of a third meeting by dint of the end of June.

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