The United States urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday to return to the six-party talks in order to realize better relations with the outside world.

"What our focus is on is the same focus of the other countries in the region. All countries in the region have said they want to see a nuclear-free peninsula. All countries in the region are saying to North Korea that they need to come back to the six-party talks to talk about how to move forward on resolving this in a peaceful diplomatic manner," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said at a briefing.

"North Korea needs to come to a strategic decision to dismantle and eliminate its nuclear weapons program. That's where our focus is, that's where the focus of all parties in the region is, and we're continuing to consult with people in the region about that," he said.

McClellan warned that if the DPRK continues down the path, "they are only further isolating themselves from the rest of the world."

Accusing the United States of seeking to topple its political system and threatening it with a nuclear stick, the DPRK said on Feb. 10 it was suspending its participation in the six-party talk son the nuclear issue for an "indefinite period."

Three rounds of the six-party talks have been held to try to resolve the nuclear confrontation between the United States and the DPRK. The six-party talks have been stalled since June last year as the DPRK accused the United States of adopting a hostile policy towards Pyongyang.

Source: Xinhua