Japan: Immediate resumption of N.Korea six-party talks unlikely

North Korea agreed to stop nuclear tests and to allow checks by nuclear inspectors, in an apparent policy shift that paves the way for resuming long-stalled disarmament talks.

FP Archives|Mar 01, 2012, 08:14:06 IST

Tokyo: The environment for resuming six-party talks over North Korea's nuclear programme is improving but an immediate resumption of talks is unlikely, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said on Thursday.[caption id="attachment_229992" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="North Korea agreed to stop nuclear tests and resuming long-stalled disarmament talks."][/caption]North Korea agreed to stop nuclear tests, uranium enrichment and long-range missile launches, and to allow checks by nuclear inspectors, in an apparent policy shift that paves the way for resuming long-stalled disarmament talks."Are we in a situation where the six-party talks will be resumed immediately? I don't think we are. But the situation surrounding the matter is improving," Gemba told reporters.Reuters

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