During his visit to Pyongyang next week, a U.S. lawmaker says he will convey to the communist state that Washington has no intention to topple the Kim Jong-Il regime.

Curt Weldon, a Republican from Pennsylvania, made the comments on Friday during an interview with the U.S.-based Radio Free Asia (RFA).

The American Congressman added that he intends to stress to Pyongyang that it needs to actively refer to Liba's example. Weldon is expected to cite that Libya's relations with the United States has greatly improved since the African nation renounced its nuclear ambitions in December 2002, in exchange for political and economic rewards from the international community.

Following Libya’s nuclear dismantlement, the U.S. lifted most of its sanctions against the northern African country last April and established formal diplomatic relations with Tripoli in July.

Leading a six-member delegation, Weldon will make a four-day visit to the North from Tuesday in a bid to reinvigorate stalled six-way talks on the communist state’s nuclear standoff. During their visit, the U.S. Congressmen are scheduled to meet with the North’s parliamentary leader, Kim Yong-Nam. It is uncertain whether they will be meeting with the North Korean leader.

The delegation, which leaves Sunday, will also visit China, Japan, Russia and South Korea - the other four members of the stalled six-nation talks.

This tour will be the first congressional visit to North Korea since the White House discouraged such trips in May 2003.