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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is refusing to proceed with nuclear disarmament unless countries at arms talks guarantee promised energy aid, a South Korean official said today.
Seeking to break the latest stalemate at the talks, five countries involved — the U.S., China, Japan, Russia and South Korea — met with the North on Wednesday in the truce village of Panmunjom.
“The North has taken the position that if that (energy aid) is not fully guaranteed, it cannot cooperate in making further steps” at the nuclear talks, South Korean negotiator Hwang Joon-Kook said.
