BEIJING - The U.S. envoy to talks on North Korea's nuclear program said Tuesday that a tentative agreement had been reached on initial moves for the communist nation's disarmament. "I'm encouraged by this that we were able to take a step forward on the denuclearization issue," Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said.
He declined to give details of the draft, but said it outlined specific commitments for Pyongyang and would set up working groups to implement those goals to begin meeting in about a month.
Hill said the draft still needed to be reviewed by the home governments of the six countries at the talks, but he was positive about its contents.
"We feel it's an excellent draft, I don't think we're the problem," a weary-looking Hill told reporters after a fifth day of negotiations at the talks in Beijing that lasted more than 16 hours.
Tentative deal on initial moves...
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