December 19, 2006

U.S. plans more one-on-one nuclear talks with N.Korea | Top News | Reuters.com


U.S. plans more one-on-one nuclear talks with N.Korea | Top News | Reuters.com: "BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States said it was planning more one-on-one talks with North Korea in a push to make progress in multinational negotiations aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear program.

Chief U.S. envoy Christopher Hill held what he called 'lengthy and substantive' negotiations with his North Korean counterpart Kim Kye-gwan on Tuesday and said he planned for more of the same as talks entered their third day on Wednesday.

Hill also stressed the need for North Korea, also known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), to take steps toward giving up its nuclear arsenal." Read complete post here.