US envoy: Progress in N. Korea talks

GENEVA?? The U.S. envoy leading talks with North Korea on Pyongyang's nuclear program says two days of meetings in Geneva have narrowed differences between the two sides.

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But Stephen Bosworth said Tuesday that no agreement was reached on formally resuming negotiations, either bilaterally or in the so-called six-party format that also includes China, Japan, Russia and South Korea.

"It has been a very useful meeting,'' Bosworth told reporters outside the U.S. mission in Geneva. "The tone was positive and generally constructive."

"I am confident that with continued effort on both sides we can reach a reasonable basis of departure for formal negotiations for a return to the six-party process.''

Bosworth says the two sides will remain in touch through North Korea's mission to the United Nations in New York.

U.S. diplomats want North Korea to adhere to a 2005 agreement it reneged on that required verifiable denuclearization in exchange for better relations with its Asian neighbors.

Check back for more details on this developing story. Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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