Chances for 6-way agreement brighten as N. Korea vows efforts

BEIJING, China - Chief North Korean nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan is surrounded by journalists following his bilateral talks chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill in Beijing on Feb. 9. Hopes for progress at the latest session of the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons were raised once again, with Kim saying he will make efforts to try to bridge differences with the United States. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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