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Article: Talks on North Korea's nuclear programs bog down.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- February 27, 2004
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Byline: Michael A. Lev
BEIJING _ China sounded a pessimistic note Friday on six-way international talks over North Korea's nuclear ambitions, acknowledging that negotiations were bogged down by "differences, difficulties and contradictions."
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao indicated that North Korea, the United States and four Asian negotiating partners were struggling over the language of a communique expected to be released Saturday. It would _ at a minimum _ call for the creation of a working group to continue the talks, which are meant to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear programs in exchange for aid and security assurances.