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Hill to extend stay in Pyongyang
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Chief U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill will extend his stay in North Korea for at least a day, South Korean officials saidThursday.
Hill arrived in the North Korean capital on Wednesday for talks aimed at
salvaging an international disarmament deal. He was scheduled to return to Seoul
via the border village of Panmunjom on Thursday afternoon.
"The U.S. informed us that Assistant Secretary of State Hill will not come back
to Seoul today," a Foreign Ministry official said on condition of anonymity. He
provided no specifics as to the reason for the schedule change.
It is uncertain whether Hill will end his trip to the North on Friday or stay
there longer, he added.
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Chief U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill will extend his stay in North Korea for at least a day, South Korean officials saidThursday.
Hill arrived in the North Korean capital on Wednesday for talks aimed at
salvaging an international disarmament deal. He was scheduled to return to Seoul
via the border village of Panmunjom on Thursday afternoon.
"The U.S. informed us that Assistant Secretary of State Hill will not come back
to Seoul today," a Foreign Ministry official said on condition of anonymity. He
provided no specifics as to the reason for the schedule change.
It is uncertain whether Hill will end his trip to the North on Friday or stay
there longer, he added.
