Reuters reports the results of the most recent U.S.-North Korea nuclear crisis talks:
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States and North Korea were as far apart as ever Saturday after nuclear crisis talks, with Washington insisting Pyongyang disclose its uranium enrichment program.
The communist North denies such a program, the issue that triggered a crisis 20 months ago and led to three rounds of inconclusive six-nation talks in Beijing.
The third round closed with agreement to meet again before the end of September and a pledge to take the first steps to resolve the crisis “as soon as possible.” Working-level talks would be held in late July, Russia’s envoy to the talks said.
China’s chief negotiator, Wang Yi, said the main gap was between the United States and North Korea.
“There are serious differences between the two sides over the uranium enrichment program,” Wang told a news conference.
The parties had agreed that a freeze of the North’s nuclear activities should be a first step, he said.
I can see no happy ending in sight when a Stalinist dictator is just months away from possessing nuclear capability. Is it any wonder that U.S. officials are agitated?
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