Beijing ? Thailand’s foreign minister said the North Korean government told him nuclear talks scheduled for this week will be postponed to mid- to late September, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported today.

Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon said Sunday that his North Korean counterpart, Paik Nam Sun, made the remark during a meeting in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, Xinhua reported. Kantathi was making an official visit to Pyongyang.

According to Kantathi, Paik blamed “lack of trust,” Xinhua said, without giving any details. Under North Korea’s secretive political system, such announcements often emerge second hand through visiting diplomats.