The United States has been in contact on a regular basis with all sides involved in the six-party talks , Toner said . `` We are moving in a positive direction , '' U.S. special representative says . The decision to have talks stems in part from North-South meetings . The last full round of six-party talks was in 2008 . - South Korea and the United States agreed on plans for an emergency meeting between their defense chiefs next week.
`` We are moving in a positive direction , '' U.S. special representative says . The decision to have talks stems in part from North-South meetings . The last full round of six-party talks was in 2008 . - South Korea and the United States agreed on plans for an emergency meeting between their defense chiefs next week.