U.S. Envoy To Push N. Korea Nuclear Talks Ahead
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WASHINGTON — The top American envoy at stalled North Korean nuclear disarmament talks said yesterday he will offer ideas to jump-start the negotiations when he meets today with his North Korean counterpart in Geneva. But an American assistant secretary of state, Chris Hill, told reporters that talks will go nowhere if the North does not provide a complete list of all its nuclear programs. Mr. Hill said that during his meeting with the North Korean vice foreign minister, Kim Kye Gwan, he will focus on ways to secure a full nuclear declaration, which the North had promised to hand over in December.
Mr. Hill signaled that America might accept a plan where the North provides its declaration in stages. “I think we should be a little flexible on the format, but with the understanding that flexibility on format doesn’t mean flexibility on getting a complete and correct declaration,” Mr. Hill said.
