US says progress made in nuclear talks with DPRK

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-15-2008 10:23

The chief American nuclear negotiator says the US and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have made progress in overcoming obstacles regarding dismantling the country's nuclear program. Still, he says they fell short of a breakthrough.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill addresses  a media briefing at a U.S. mission after bilateral talks  with North Korea in Geneva March 13, 2008.REUTERS/Michael Buholzer

US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill made the comments after meeting DPRK's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan in Geneva.

Hill says the talks were probably the most substantive that Washington has had with the DPRK since problems developed in December.

Hill will report to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice before going into more detail. Hill went into the Geneva discussions insisting that Pyongyang fully reveal all details of its nuclear weapons programme.

Editor:Du Xiaodan