N.Korea seeks U.S. trust at nuclear talks

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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said it wants to build trust and respect with its greatest foe, the United States, at six-country talks next week aimed at ending Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear weapons, its media reported on Monday.

North Korea also hinted at having the Beijing negotiations examine Washington's deployment of its nuclear arsenal.

Analysts said this echoed a demand Pyongyang made in March to turn the talks into a broad nuclear disarmament discussion, which could scuttle the entire process if Pyongyang presses the point in Beijing because patience among key players is wearing thin.

The negotiations, which the reclusive North has boycotted for over a year, will begin on July 26 in Beijing but no date has been set for the discussions to end, a South Korean daily said.