U.S. special envoy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Stephen Bosworth said Saturday that Washington wants dialogue with Pyongyang.
"We are reaching out now. We want dialogue," Bosworth said upon his arrival to South Korea.
However, he said he has no plan to visit the DPRK during his ongoing Asian tour that has already took him to China and Japan.
In response to a question about whether he would visit DPRK if Pyongyang launches a long-range missile, Bosworth said "That is a complicated subject."
"We've indicated our position to them on the question of a missile launch or satellite launch, or whatever they call it. We think it's very ill-advised," he added.
Bosworth, a former U.S. ambassador to Seoul, was on his first overseas tour as U.S. special envoy on the DPRK issue.
Bosworth is set to meet with Russia's chief negotiator for the six-party talks on the nuclear issues on the Korean Peninsula Alexei Borodavkin, who is also visiting Seoul, later on the day.
He is also scheduled to meet with South Korea's nuclear envoy for the six-party talks Wi Sung-lac on Monday.
(Xinhua News Agency March 7, 2009)