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Experts: Prospects for Future US, North Korea Talks Grow Dim

Christy Lee

   WASHINGTON - North Korea's insincerity toward denuclearization and its
   demand for greater U.S. concessions are making the possibility of
   serious working-level talks with Washington dim, experts say.

   "I don't think there is much prospect for real progress in dismantling
   (North Korea's) nukes," said Robert Manning, a senior fellow at the
   Atlantic Council. "It's possible Kim Jong Un will order (his
   negotiating team) back to the table, have several more sessions, so
   there's an appearance of sincerity."

   The long-stalled working-level talks between Washington and Pyongyang
   resumed Saturday in Stockholm and ended unsuccessfully without making
   any progress toward denuclearization.

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