Beijing — Envoys to North Korean disarmament talks announced a three-week recess today after 13 days of meetings, deadlocked over what the North would receive for renouncing atomic weapons and its insistence on retaining a peaceful nuclear program.
Talks are to resume the week of Aug. 29, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei told reporters. However, he warned that even after the break, "I can't say for sure that we will reach agreement."
The suspension was announced after the chief envoys from the six governments met this morning in a final effort to produce a statement of principles meant to guide future negotiations aimed at persuading North Korea to give up nuclear development.
The chief U.S. envoy, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, stood beside Wu for photos but made no comment.
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