World Powers May Meet on N. Korea Next Month Amid New Threats

The U.S. and North Korea's neighbors may meet soon to find a new way to deal with the communist regime after it snubbed formal talks on ending its nuclear program, conducted an atomic test and threatened war in response to U.N. sanctions

North Korea and the five countries began negotiating under the so-called "six-party talks" in 2003 with the aim of giving the communist regime economic aid and other concessions in exchange for dismantling its nuclear program. The last round of talks was held in December 2008, when negotiations became deadlocked.

this year, the North announced it would no longer participate in the talks.

"The implementation of sanctions means war,"

U.S. Undersecretary of Defense Michele Flournoy will visit Seoul on Friday for talks with South Korean officials.