U.S., N. Korean officials meet in N.Y. over 6-way talks

U.S., N. Korean officials meet in N.Y. over 6-way talks

NEW YORK, United States - Ri Gun, director general of the North American affairs bureau of North Korea's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters after meeting U.S. officials at the U.S. office of the United Nations in New York on Oct. 24, 2009. They met to discuss ways to bring Pyongyang back to the stalled six-party nuclear disarmament talks, the first direct bilateral contact since the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama was launched in January.

U.S., N. Korea hold talks over nuke, sanctions

U.S., N. Korea hold talks over nuke, sanctions

BEIJING, China - Two North Korean working-level officials arrive at Beijing international airport on Dec. 19 to attend a bilateral meeting with the United States on financial sanctions imposed on their country. The meeting held at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing is the first bilateral contact between the two countries since the six-party nuclear talks resumed on Dec. 18. (Pool photo)

U.S., N. Korea hold talks over nuke, sanctions

U.S., N. Korea hold talks over nuke, sanctions

BEIJING, China - Two North Korean working-level officials arrive at Beijing international airport on Dec. 19 to attend a bilateral meeting with the United States on financial sanctions imposed on their country. The meeting held at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing is the first bilateral contact between the two countries since the six-party nuclear talks resumed on Dec. 18. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

U.S., N. Korean officials meet in N.Y. over 6-way talks

U.S., N. Korean officials meet in N.Y. over 6-way talks

NEW YORK, United States - Ri Gun, director general of the North American affairs bureau of North Korea's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters after meeting U.S. officials at the U.S. office of the United Nations in New York on Oct. 24, 2009. They met to discuss ways to bring Pyongyang back to the stalled six-party nuclear disarmament talks, the first direct bilateral contact since the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama was launched in January. (Kyodo)