Friday, June 01, 2012

US envoy says some progress in NKorea nuclear talks

By: AFP | February 24, 2012, 7:15 pm |

A U.S. envoy said Friday he made "a little bit of progress" in negotiations with North Korea on restarting nuclear disarmament in return for aid but played down hopes of any immediate solution to the standoff. The talks in the Chinese capital were the first since the death two months ago of North Korea's longtime leader Kim Jong Il upended a tentative deal in which the U.S. would have provided food aid in return for Pyongyang suspending its uranium enrichment. The restarted negotiations were being closely watched for possible changes in bargaining position under the new leadership of the North's opaque government, but U.S. envoy Glyn Davies said he noticed no significant change in the talks.