China Says North Korea-U.S. Distrust Impedes Talks

China today blamed the lack of trust between North Korea and the United States for impeding the resumption of six-nation talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Feb. 27).

“What is clear at the present state is that there is not enough trust between North Korea and the United States,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao.

“We hope all sides will demonstrate flexibility and work for the early resumption of the talks,” he said (Agence France-Presse, Feb. 28).

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