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| US move to restart N Korea talks | |
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| A top US envoy has arrived in the Chinese capital, Beijing, to discuss reviving stalled negotiations on North Korea's nuclear programme. | |
| US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill has accused Pyongyang of boycotting multilateral talks on its nuclear ambitions. | US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill has accused Pyongyang of boycotting multilateral talks on its nuclear ambitions. |
| He said he was unsure of reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was planning a simultaneous visit to China. | He said he was unsure of reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was planning a simultaneous visit to China. |
| Tensions have remained high since the North's missile tests in early July. | Tensions have remained high since the North's missile tests in early July. |
| South Korea's Yonhap news agency quotes an anonymous official as saying China had decided to invite Mr Kim amid speculation North Korea may be planning an underground nuclear test. | South Korea's Yonhap news agency quotes an anonymous official as saying China had decided to invite Mr Kim amid speculation North Korea may be planning an underground nuclear test. |
| Pyongyang revealed in February 2005 that it has nuclear capabilities but it has not yet tested a nuclear bomb. | |
| Local media have said a special armoured train, used by the Mr Kim to travel long distances, has arrived at the border with China, prompting speculation that he is about to visit the country. | Local media have said a special armoured train, used by the Mr Kim to travel long distances, has arrived at the border with China, prompting speculation that he is about to visit the country. |
| Asked about the issue, Mr Hill said he had "no information on Kim Jong-il's travels". | Asked about the issue, Mr Hill said he had "no information on Kim Jong-il's travels". |
| "As you know, I take planes and he takes trains," he said. "So I'm not sure, really, what he's doing." | "As you know, I take planes and he takes trains," he said. "So I'm not sure, really, what he's doing." |
| 'No negotiator' | 'No negotiator' |
| Following talks with his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sade, Christopher Hill said both sides had agreed to work with the other partners to revive talks with North Korea. | Following talks with his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sade, Christopher Hill said both sides had agreed to work with the other partners to revive talks with North Korea. |
| Some reports suggest the North may be planning more tests | Some reports suggest the North may be planning more tests |
| Advocating "concrete action" to persuade Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear programme, Mr Hill said: "The time for organized, multilateral diplomacy is now." | Advocating "concrete action" to persuade Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear programme, Mr Hill said: "The time for organized, multilateral diplomacy is now." |
| "The problem we've had is that we do not have a negotiator on the other side," he said. | "The problem we've had is that we do not have a negotiator on the other side," he said. |
| Mr Hill is due to meet officials in Beijing, followed by talks in Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shanghai. He will then move on to Seoul, a US embassy statement said. | Mr Hill is due to meet officials in Beijing, followed by talks in Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shanghai. He will then move on to Seoul, a US embassy statement said. |
| 'No incentives' | 'No incentives' |
| Mr Hill maintains that the US position on six-nation talks with Pyongyang, deadlocked since September 2005, had not changed. | Mr Hill maintains that the US position on six-nation talks with Pyongyang, deadlocked since September 2005, had not changed. |
| "We have no new proposals. We have no incentives, packages, or anything like that," he told journalists in Tokyo on Monday. | "We have no new proposals. We have no incentives, packages, or anything like that," he told journalists in Tokyo on Monday. |
| "All we have is a September agreement now unfortunately one full year old." | "All we have is a September agreement now unfortunately one full year old." |
| The agreement, which promised economic aid in return for Pyongyang scrapping its nuclear programme, fell apart over disagreements on how to implement it. | The agreement, which promised economic aid in return for Pyongyang scrapping its nuclear programme, fell apart over disagreements on how to implement it. |
| North Korea provoked international concern when it launched seven missiles, including a new long-range weapon capable of hitting parts of the US, on 5 July. | North Korea provoked international concern when it launched seven missiles, including a new long-range weapon capable of hitting parts of the US, on 5 July. |