China undecided on whether to continue talks

By Lee Chi-dong
BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Negotiators ended their Wednesday session of six-way
talks on the North Korean nuclear issue, but host China has yet to inform the
participants whether this round's negotiations will continue, South Korea's chief
nuclear envoy said.
"The Chinese side has yet to offer a plan," Kim Sook said over the phone as he
left the venue of the talks.
Earlier in the day, top U.S. envoy Christopher Hill decided to extend his stay in
Beijing by another day,
"Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill was supposed to leave for
Washington today, but he has decided not to," Susan N. Stevenson, a spokesperson
at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, told Yonhap News Agency.
She refused to confirm whether it means the talks will end on Wednesday, as
originally scheduled.
lcd@yna.co.kr
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