Secretary of State Clinton arrives at the ASEAN conference

(AP) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that “irreversible denuclearization” is the only viable option for North Korea.

Attending an Asian security conference, Clinton said China, Japan, Russia and South Korea were all in agreement with Washington on this goal and were in a “strong position” in their dealings with the North Koreans.

Clinton spoke at a news conference Wednesday after bilateral talks with foreign ministers of the four countries.

The Secretary of State arrived at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, conference on Wednesday carrying a no-nonsense message that the United States is ready to re-engage with Asia after years of neglect.

Clinton moved right into talks with Asian counterparts gathered for two days of international meetings to discuss North Korea, Myanmar and a range of other regional issues.

She said she would sign the seminal ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, a commitment to peacefully resolve regional disputes that already has been signed by more than a dozen countries outside the 10-nation bloc.

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