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US running out of patience over North Korea: envoy
 The United States is losing patience at North Koreas boycott of six-party talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons ambitions, US ambassador to Seoul Alexander Vershbow said Wednesday. He urged the Stalinist North to revive the nuclear talks which have been stalled for five months. Everyone in Washington would like to reach a negotiated solution, but everyone in Washington is also running out of patience, Vershbow said in a message on a website run by the embassy. The two Koreas, China, Japan, Russia and the United States have held talks aimed at ending North Koreas nuclear weapons programme since 2003. In September 2005 the North agreed to abandon nuclear programmes in return for receiving a US-led security guarantee and economic and diplomatic benefits. But the talks are in limbo following the last meeting in November, after Washington accused Pyongyang of counterfeiting US dollars and laundering money. The North denies the charge and demands the US lift financial sanctions before it returns to the talks. Posted by: Fred 2006-04-06 |
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