(AP) China: NKorea nuke talks resuming Feb. 8

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China: NKorea nuke talks resuming Feb. 8

By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer

13 minutes ago

BEIJING - International disarmament talks on North Korea's nuclear
programs will resume Feb. 8., China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

The talks involving the United States, China, the two Koreas, Japan and
Russia will be held then in Beijing, ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said.
No more details were given. The last round ended in December without any
agreements.

Meanwhile, a U.S. Treasury official in Beijing for negotiations with North
Korea over its alleged illicit financial dealings said he was "hopeful"
of progress.

Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary Daniel Glaser was set to meet his North
Korean counterparts later Tuesday to talk about U.S. financial restrictions,
which were imposed due to Pyongyang's alleged smuggling and counterfeiting
and have stymied separate talks on scrapping its nuclear weapons program.

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