The U.S. envoy to six-party talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program said Friday that there were no signs of a breakthrough in the talks and blamed the North for not being serious about the negotiations. Asked if there were any indications of a breakthrough ahead of the last day of talks, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said, "No, I am not aware of any."
After four days of negotiations in the wake of North Korea's Oct. 9 nuclear fizzle test, the North has refused to get into substantive discussions on its atomic weapons, envoys said. Instead, the North has complained about the U.S. blacklisting a Maccaca Macau bank, where the regime allegedly laundered money to help fund its weapons programs.
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