U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING
                                             DPB # 84
THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2001  1:35 P.M.
(ON THE RECORD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

Q:  And I couldn't help but noticing the description of Deputy 
Secretary Armitage's meeting with the Colombian Foreign Minister as 
constructive and upbeat, and comparing that with the words last night 
with the North Korean meeting, which were, I believe, businesslike and 
useful.
MR. REEKER:  Your point?
Q:  My point is, do you have anything more to say - to add to that 
rather meager description of the North Korean meeting? 
MR. REEKER:  Meek and meager is how I feel right now.  I don't really 
have anything to add to I think what we tried to get to all of you 
yesterday.  As you know, Special Envoy Jack Pritchard was in New York 
yesterday, where he met with North Korea's Permanent Representative at 
the United Nations to make arrangements for bilateral talks.  The 
meeting was, as you said, Matt, businesslike and useful as a beginning 
to the dialogue process.
Mr. Pritchard came back last night to Washington, and we do expect our 
discussions to continue, but I don't have any further details at this 
point.  The meeting lasted somewhere around a little over two hours, I 
believe.