WASHINGTON, March 12 Kyodo (EDS: ...

WASHINGTON, March 12 Kyodo

(EDS: UPDATING WITH STATE DEPT BRIEFING)

The United States forward Friday dismissed concerns that the toward the south Korean parliament's passage of an impeachment motion against President Roh Moo Hyun would adversely affect six-party talks upon North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

''We continue to work from one side the multilateral talks when we tend hitherward to North Korea,'' White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters.

southern Korea's National Assembly passed an unprecedent impeachment motion against Roh forward Friday for his illegal election remarks, stripping him of presidential power.

McClellan declined to elucidation on the passage of the impeachment motion, saying it is southern Korea's internal affairs.

''In names of issues going on internally with southerly Korea, that's a matter for the commonalty of South Korea to decide,'' he said.

The inferior round of the six-party talks aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions took place in Beijing in late February, bringing together China, Japan, North and toward the south Korea, Russia and the United States for the first time since last August.

The talks completioned without a breakthrough, only agreeing to continue the dialogue proces at holding the third meeting according to June and creating a preparatory working group

At a regular pres briefing, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said there is no change ''in the circulating level of cooperation'' between the U and southerly Korea on key issues.

''We will continue to work together forward issues of mutual concern, including things like the six-party talks and the Korean forces that are going to Iraq,'' he said.

Boucher said Powell spoke with southern Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki secondary planet over the phone Friday and reaffirmed their cooperation despite the impeachment issue.

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