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U.S. envoy stays in North Korea for talks
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Washington’s top nuclear envoy extended his stay in North Korea and held more talks today in a bid to break an impasse over the communist country’s nuclear program, officials said.
U.S. diplomat Christopher Hill went to North Korea on Wednesday to meet with his North Korean counterpart, Kim Kye Gwan, at the reclusive nation’s invitation, U.S. officials said. He stayed the night, and the two sides were holding more talks today, officials said.
The process of dismantling North Korea’s nuclear program has been stalled since the North abandoned a 2007 disarmament-for-aid pact in mid-August, citing Washington’s refusal to remove it from a terrorism blacklist. The U.S. maintains that the agreement required North Korea to submit to a thorough verification of its nuclear accounting — a demand it has rejected.
North Korea recently began reassembling its nuclear reprocessing plant in Yongbyon amid concern about its leader’s health. Kim Jong Il, 66, has not been seen in public for more than a month since reportedly suffering a stroke.
U.S. diplomat Christopher Hill went to North Korea on Wednesday to meet with his North Korean counterpart, Kim Kye Gwan, at the reclusive nation’s invitation, U.S. officials said. He stayed the night, and the two sides were holding more talks today, officials said.
The process of dismantling North Korea’s nuclear program has been stalled since the North abandoned a 2007 disarmament-for-aid pact in mid-August, citing Washington’s refusal to remove it from a terrorism blacklist. The U.S. maintains that the agreement required North Korea to submit to a thorough verification of its nuclear accounting — a demand it has rejected.
North Korea recently began reassembling its nuclear reprocessing plant in Yongbyon amid concern about its leader’s health. Kim Jong Il, 66, has not been seen in public for more than a month since reportedly suffering a stroke.
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