"The North as you know has been engaged in all sort of behavior. There have been ups and downs in that entire progress, the six-party talks.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

"we have said that this is a dual track effort there has been an engagement track which we have been very actively engaged in, but there is also a pressure track,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.30

Tuesday,President Barack Obama is to meet with his South Korean counterpart, President Lee has urged a stronger, more coordinated front with the five governments that have engaged Pyongyang in talks since 2003.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

Al-Shabab,alongside other Islamic opposition fighters, has pushed pro-government forces back to Mogadishu, where the two sides are engaged in ongoing street battles as the Islamist opposition attempts to topple the President Sharif administration.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16