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N. Korea talks may end without agreement
(AP)
Updated: 2005-08-03 07:11
Unlike previous negotiations where delegates failed to agree on a joint
statement after meetings lasting about three days each, this round had no time
limit for concluding.
U.S. officials said in late 2002 that the North admitted violating a 1994
deal by embarking on a secret uranium enrichment program, sparking the latest
nuclear crisis. Three previous rounds of six-nation arms talks since 2003 åK½ï¿½
between China, Japan, Russia, the United States and the two Koreas åK½ï¿½ have failed
to make any breakthroughs.
The North doesn't want to give up its nuclear program without receiving
anything first, while Washington is wary of Pyongyang's promises and instead
wants to see the weapons verifiably eliminated before giving any rewards.
In February, the North claimed it had nuclear weapons and has since taken
steps that would allow it to harvest more plutonium for possible use in bombs.
Many experts believe the North already has enough weapons-grade material for
about a half-dozen atomic weapons.
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