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U.S. hopes to agree on sampling in fresh 6-way talks: State Dept.
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States said Friday that it still hopes the next round of six-party talks will produce results on the verification protocol on North Korea's nuclear ambitions even though U.S.-North Korea talks failed to narrow differences earlier in the day.
"I think it's safe to say that the North has agreed to put some things on paper.
And what we're trying to do is make sure that all of those assurances and
clarifications, as I mentioned earlier, are on paper, so that we can codify this
and we can finish the work on the verification protocol," Sate Department
spokesman Robert Wood said.
Wood dismissed suggestions that North Koreans might not show up for the
tentatively scheduled six-party talks in Beijing Monday.
"So the negotiations on that will take place in Beijing, and hopefully, we will
have a final verification protocol after that meeting," he said.
Christopher Hill, chief U.S. nuclear envoy, concluded a two-day meeting with his
North Korean counterpart, Kim Kye-gwan, in Singapore, but failed to announce a
reconciliation on taking samples from North Korea's nuclear facilities.
North Korea's denial that it agreed to sample-taking produced another deadlock in
the six-way talks as the U.S. insists the sampling was agreed to in October.
"I'm sure the negotiations will be, as usual, difficult," Hill said of the
prospect of the upcoming Beijing talks.
Kim, for his part, said that the Singapore talks helped clarify positions on the
protocol, but added further discussions are needed before finalizing a
verification regime.
The North Korean vice foreign minister did not oppose another round of the
multilateral nuclear disarmament talks, last held in July, although China, host
of the talks, has yet to officially announce Monday's session.
Wood said the talks are "scheduled to happen," adding, "I have heard nothing
about any possibility of it not taking place."
Hill will visit Seoul Saturday and then fly to Beijing Sunday for discussions
with other parties to the six-party talks "in advance of the six-party heads of
delegation meeting, which we expect to begin on December 8," Wood said. Hill is
scheduled to return to Washington Wednesday.
hdh@yna.co.kr
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States said Friday that it still hopes the next round of six-party talks will produce results on the verification protocol on North Korea's nuclear ambitions even though U.S.-North Korea talks failed to narrow differences earlier in the day.
"I think it's safe to say that the North has agreed to put some things on paper.
And what we're trying to do is make sure that all of those assurances and
clarifications, as I mentioned earlier, are on paper, so that we can codify this
and we can finish the work on the verification protocol," Sate Department
spokesman Robert Wood said.
Wood dismissed suggestions that North Koreans might not show up for the
tentatively scheduled six-party talks in Beijing Monday.
"So the negotiations on that will take place in Beijing, and hopefully, we will
have a final verification protocol after that meeting," he said.
Christopher Hill, chief U.S. nuclear envoy, concluded a two-day meeting with his
North Korean counterpart, Kim Kye-gwan, in Singapore, but failed to announce a
reconciliation on taking samples from North Korea's nuclear facilities.
North Korea's denial that it agreed to sample-taking produced another deadlock in
the six-way talks as the U.S. insists the sampling was agreed to in October.
"I'm sure the negotiations will be, as usual, difficult," Hill said of the
prospect of the upcoming Beijing talks.
Kim, for his part, said that the Singapore talks helped clarify positions on the
protocol, but added further discussions are needed before finalizing a
verification regime.
The North Korean vice foreign minister did not oppose another round of the
multilateral nuclear disarmament talks, last held in July, although China, host
of the talks, has yet to officially announce Monday's session.
Wood said the talks are "scheduled to happen," adding, "I have heard nothing
about any possibility of it not taking place."
Hill will visit Seoul Saturday and then fly to Beijing Sunday for discussions
with other parties to the six-party talks "in advance of the six-party heads of
delegation meeting, which we expect to begin on December 8," Wood said. Hill is
scheduled to return to Washington Wednesday.
hdh@yna.co.kr
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