PYONGYANG, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- A Foreign Ministry spokesman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Friday that the talks between the DPRK and the United States were conducted "in a positive and sincere atmosphere."

    "A certain agreement was reached there," the spokesman was quoted by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) as saying.

    "We paid attention to the direct dialogue held by the DPRK and the U.S. in a bid to settle knotty problems in resolving the nuclear issue," he added.

    Negotiators from the United States and the DPRK met in Berlin on Jan. 16-18 to discuss issues concerning the resumption of the six-party talks. 

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U.S.: Berlin meetings with DPRK signal no policy change

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States insisted on Thursday that the meetings between officials from the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Berlin do not signal a change of long-standing U.S. policy that does not negotiate directly with the DPRK.

    "This is not an instance of bilateral negotiations," White House spokesman Tony Snow said.

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