The U.S. envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday to discuss the next steps under a disarmament deal, a surprise trip analysts said showed both sides were eager for swift progress.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said before leaving that six-country talks on the deal, under which the impoverished communist country would receive hundreds of millions of dollars in aid, were likely to resume in early July.
But he said during talks in Tokyo that Pyongyang must keep the promise it made in February to shut down a nuclear reactor.
"We have to catch up on some of the timelines, because we really fell behind this spring. I think we have to do everything we can do to accelerate the timelines," Hill told reporters.
Read More
