US Secretary of State Rice answers a reporter's question as South Korea's FM Ban looks on during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L), answers a reporter's question as South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon looks on during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul July 13, 2005. The U.S. and South Korea are very optimistic resumed six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programmes could bear fruit, Rice said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Lee Jin-man/Pool