U.S. official sees no concession on NKorea assets | International News | Reuters.com

U.S. official sees no concession on NKorea assets | International News | Reuters.com: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is prepared for serious discussion on the financial assets dispute with North Korea but will not make concessions just to encourage success in six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.

The official, who spoke anonymously so as not to upset six-country talks that resumed this week in Beijing, seemed keen to dampen speculation that separate discussions on the North's suspected counterfeiting and other illicit activities might show an early breakthrough.

'For there to be progress on these (financial) issues, this will have to be met with the same seriousness of purpose on the other (North Korean) side' as the United States is bringing to the discussions, the official said in an interview with Reuters." Read complete post here.