Nuclear Talks in China End Without Progress
- Share via
Six-nation talks on ending North Korea’s nuclear program recessed today with no word of progress toward a settlement, and diplomats promised to meet again but set no date.
The talks began Wednesday in Beijing and had been scheduled to recess today to let diplomats attend an economic conference in South Korea.
The North reportedly demanded that the United States lift sanctions on firms accused of weapons proliferation and drop accusations that Pyongyang counterfeits U.S. currency.
Washington was pressing the North to suspend work at a plutonium-producing reactor.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
In Season 2 of “Crimes of the Times,” host Christopher Goffard revisits one of the longest and most bizarre murder trials in U.S. history.
On this week’s bonus, Madison McGhee and Jake Deptula share some of their more controversial takes on today’s true crime beat.
In this episode, Sammy Roth speaks with geography professor James McCarthy, who’s studied how authoritarianism and environmental destruction can be deeply intertwined.
