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U.S. Envoy: N. Korean Talks 'Excruciating'
 | Like passing a kidney stone thru your root canal. |
Nuclear negotiators said Saturday they had no plans to suspend North Korean disarmament talks despite a lack of progress, and Washington and Pyongyang scheduled a meeting to discuss how to speed up the process. The Americans will stay "as long as we make progress," U.S. envoy Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said as delegates prepared to start a 12th straight day of talks. However, he warned, "If we're not going to make progress we're not going to be here." Hill said the 11th day of talks on Friday was "rather excruciating" and produced little. "We got some things done, but it's not as much as I'd like and it's not going to get us there in the time span that we think we ought to get there," Hill told reporters. He expressed hope that the meeting Saturday with the North and China would help speed up the process.| Read the link for some vintage examples of diplospeak. |
Posted by: Seafarious 2005-08-06 |
