SINGAPORE — The United States and North Korea said they made progress in talks Tuesday on resolving a deadlock over a disputed inventory of the communist nation’s nuclear programs.
“I would say it was a good discussion,” said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, the top U.S. negotiator with North Korea.
Hill said he and North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-Gwan had “a full discussion on all issues” and agreed to report back to their respective capitals.
“I think, depending on what we hear back from the capitals by tomorrow, there will be some further announcements very soon,” he said.
The two sides are trying to break an impasse over North Korea’s pledge to provide a full inventory of its nuclear activities and facilities. It says it provided a list in November, but the U.S. says it was incomplete.
