Top leader of the Democratic People‘s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Il said Friday that the DPRK is ready to resume the six-party talks without preconditions.

Kim, general secretary of the Workers‘ Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the DPRK National Defense Commission, made the remarks while meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo during his visit to northeast China‘s Heilongjiang Province.