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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: No anti-US tirade in NKorea's New Year message By JEAN H. LEE,Associated Press Writer AP - 2 hours 14 minutes ago SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea refrained from issuing its usual blistering New Year's Day diatribe against the U.S. and reaffirmed its commitment to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula _ hints that it is softening its stance toward Washington, analysts said Thursday. The Jan. 1 statement, examined for clues to the regime's policies for the coming year, made no mention of President-elect Barack Obama. But analysts said the absence of anti-U.S. rhetoric may well be the North's opening overture for future talks between leader Kim Jong Il and the new American president. "North Korea didn't issue insults for the U.S. in this year's editorial. That showed North Korea's expectations for the Obama government," said Paik Hak-soon, an analyst with the private Sejong Institute security think tank. Instead, the joint editorial run by North Korea's three main state-run newspapers reserved its criticism for wartime rival South Korea, lambasting Seoul's "reckless" bid to destroy inter-Korean relations and vowing to strengthen its military _ already one of the world's largest _ in response. The change in North Korea's tone comes amid uncertainty about its 66-year-old leader's health, a protracted international standoff over its nuclear program and deepening economic woes in the impoverished communist nation. The editorial upheld the government's "juche" mantra of self-sufficiency and its "military first" policy, and laid out key ways to achieve economic success. It also sounded a more hopeful note on international relations than in previous years. This year's editorial was "different" from previous years, Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Ho-nyeon said, without elaborating. North Korea has used past New Year messages to accuse the U.S. of plotting war. The North's rare affirmation Thursday of its commitment to denuclearization _ two years after conducting a nuclear test _ was the first in a New Year's editorial since 1995, the ministry spokesman noted. North Korea agreed in 2007 to dismantle its nuclear program in exchange for aid from South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the U.S., but the process has stalled over how to verify its accounting of its past atomic activities. Analysts say North Korea is waiting to see what happens after Obama _ who has said he is willing to establish ties with the North and even meet Kim Jong Il if it helps the disarmament process _ takes office on Jan. 20. In the editorial, North Korea signaled its willingness to negotiate by stating its commitment to "denuclearize the Korean peninsula and defend the peace and security of Northeast Asia and the rest of the world." It also pledged to "develop relations with countries friendly toward us." As usual, Kim and Chinese President Hu Jintao exchanged New Year's congratulatory messages, state-run news agencies in both countries reported. "Our two countries are friendly neighbors linked by the same mountain and rivers," Kim said in his salutation, state-run Korean Central News Agency said. North Korea's relations with South Korea, however, are at their lowest in years. Ties between the two countries, divided by a heavily fortified border since the 1950-53 Korean War, had warmed considerably during a decade of liberal rule in Seoul. But when conservative President Lee Myung-bak took office in February opposing unconditional aid, North Korea cut off ties and suspended joint projects. The state of Kim's health, meanwhile, remains a mystery 4 1/2 months after he reportedly suffered a stroke. North Korea denies Kim was ill but has not explained his disappearance for some 50 days in August and September. Kim has not been shown making open public appearances that could confirm he is healthy. But since early October, officials have distributed a steady stream of photos and videos showing an animated Kim visiting factories, farms and military units. Regional powers are keeping a close eye on Kim's health because the Stalinist leader _ praised Thursday as a "great strategist and peerless statesman" _ wields absolute authority over the nation of 23 million and has not publicly named a successor. There are fears that his sudden death could trigger a power struggle or mass defections. Analysts believe a tight military and political collective already is helping Kim run the country, and a South Korean think tank, the Institute for National Security Strategy, predicted that the North will take steps this year to prepare for a post-Kim era. North Korea is expected to hold general legislative elections in July and August to replace aging lawmakers with younger politicians with more economic savvy, it said. ___ Associated Press writer Hyung-jin Kim contributed to this report. 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