N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

SHENYANG, China - (From L to R) Russia's Grigory Berdennikov, North Korea's Ri Gun, the United States' Christopher Hill, China's Wu Dawei, South Korea's Chun Yung Woo and Japan's Akio Suda pose for a photo during their visit to the Imperial Palace Museum in Shenyang after two-day talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear program on Aug. 17. Hill said later the nuclear envoys laid a ''basis for achieving a consensus'' on North Korea's tasks in the second stage of its denuclearization.

6-way envoys gather for N. Korea working-group talks

6-way envoys gather for N. Korea working-group talks

SHENYANG, China - Akio Suda (L), a Japanese delegate to a working group to discuss the denuclearization of North Korea, and Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's chief delegate at the six party talks, meet the press before going to a meeting of the working group in Shenyang on Aug. 16.

N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

SHENYANG, China - (From L to R) Russia's Grigory Berdennikov, North Korea's Ri Gun, the United States' Christopher Hill, China's Wu Dawei, South Korea's Chun Yung Woo and Japan's Akio Suda pose for a photo during their visit to the Imperial Palace Museum in Shenyang after two-day talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear program on Aug. 17. Hill said later the nuclear envoys laid a ''basis for achieving a consensus'' on North Korea's tasks in the second stage of its denuclearization. (Kyodo)

6-way envoys gather for N. Korea working-group talks

6-way envoys gather for N. Korea working-group talks

SHENYANG, China - Akio Suda (L), a Japanese delegate to a working group to discuss the denuclearization of North Korea, and Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's chief delegate at the six party talks, meet the press before going to a meeting of the working group in Shenyang on Aug. 16. (Kyodo)