Negotiators didn't expect to resolve the complex issues involved in only three days. Pyongyang and Washington remained far apart on major issues involving North Korea's nuclear weapons program following three days of six-party talks that concluded here Friday.
North Korea continued to insist that progress be made by the parties agreeing on "step-by-step measures" in which Pyongyang would be compensated at each juncture. ... The United States, on the other hand, has argued that the focus should be on a complete, verifiable dismantling of North Korea's weapons program. |