The United States will continue pressing North Korea to resolve the abductions dispute during the six-party talks aimed at disbanding Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal, President George W. Bush said Wednesday.
Bush also hopes an agreement will be reached on a long-range goal for curbing greenhouse gas emissions at the Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido next week, he said in an interview with Japanese news organizations ahead of the summit.
On North Korea, Bush said he believes the six-way talks are "the best way to effect change in the North Korean regime" over outstanding issues ranging from Pyongyang's nuclear drive to the abductions of Japanese nationals.