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The United States proved with the recently-concluded Iran nuclear agreement that it is willing and able to be flexible on such talks, including with North Korea, a U.S. envoy said.

During a visit to Seoul, South Korea on July 27, Sydney Seiler, special envoy for the now-defunct six-party talks on ending the North’s nuclear program, said the U.S. left the door open for future talks with Pyongyang.

“The Iran deal demonstrates the value and possibilities that negotiations bring,” Seiler said.

“It demonstrates again our willingness, when we have a willing counterpart, and it demonstrates our flexibility when the DPRK makes a decision that it wants to take a different path.”

Seiler will also visit China and Japan in what is seen as the latest in a series of visits by U.S. nuclear envoys aimed at jump starting the North Korean talks which broke down in 2008. Since then, Pyongyang has carried out three nuclear tests, the latest in February 2013. The Kim Jong-Un regime now considers North Korea a nuclear weapons state.

According to recent reports, North Korea has also recently upgraded a key missile platform in what is seen as preparation for the test launch of a long-range missile in October (around the time of a national anniversary).

Pyongyang is under heavy sanctions by the U.S., European Union and United Nations for procuring equipment related to its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

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