(LEAD) White House urges N. Korea to 'come out of wilderness' through nuclear renunciation

(ATTN: UPDATES with State Department comments in last 3 paras)

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Yonhap) -- The White House on Friday urged North Korea to "come out of the wilderness" by giving up nuclear ambitions as Pyongyang's leader, Kim Jong-un, hailed the coun