China proposes recess for 6-party talks
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-08-06 21:12

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and top U.S. negotiator for the six-party talks Christopher Hill speaks to journalists at a hotel in Beijing August 3, 2005. [Reuters]

China has proposed a recess for six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis that are now in their 12th day, Chinese state radio said on Saturday.

"It has been reported that the Chinese side has suggested that the delegates return to their countries to report to their governments and then continue the discussions," state radio said.

It added that U.S. chief negotiator Christopher Hill did not immediately support a recess, saying that compared to the 13-month gap between the third round and the current fourth round, 12 days was not a long time.

The talks between the Koreas, the United States, Japan, Russia and host China appear deadlocked, with North Korea demanding that it retain the right to maintain nuclear programs for civilian use like generating power.

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