S. -north Korean relations and without the prospect of serious talks, Pyongyang ended the moratorium in 2006 and conducted long-range missile launches that year and in 2009.

鉴于普遍恶化的美朝关系，以及正式会谈前景不明，平壤开始了2006年中断的试验，并于当年和2009年进行了远程导弹发射。

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Ri Gun is North Korea's second most senior envoy in multinational talks aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

In Pyongyang,Bosworth will try to persuade North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament talks with South Korea, the U.S.,China,Japan and Russia.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

But China,Pyongyang's main patron, has not publicly condemned the attack or even acknowledged that North Korea was to blame.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

The U.S. says it is prepared to talk to the North but Pyongyang must first bring down tensions and honor previous disarmament agreements.

NPR: North Korea Sets Preconditions For Talks' Restart

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has refused aid, trade and talks with North Korea until Pyongyang apologizes for its alleged sinking of a South Korean navy ship and shelling of Yeonpyong Island.

CNN: Why is North Korea willing to deal on nukes?

Shown a photo of a snarling Rodman, piercings dangling from his lower lip and two massive tattoos emblazoned on his chest, one North Korean in Pyongyang recoiled and said: "He looks like a monster!"

NPR: Dennis Rodman Worms His Way Into North Korea