DAR AL HARB - U.S.A. / NORTH KOREA: NORTH KOREA & U.S.A. HOLD BI-LATERAL TALKS

U.S. and N.Korea pursue nuclear talks
By Louis Charbonneau

BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States and North Korea will pursue unprecedented talks on Wednesday, raising hopes of a breakthrough in efforts to curb the communist state's nuclear weapons programme.

Envoys from the two sides were due to hold a second, and possibly third, day of talks in the German capital after six hours of discussions on Tuesday, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said.

The bilateral talks were the first outside the framework of six-country negotiations in Beijing which began in 2003 to try to stop North Korea's nuclear weapons ambitions.

Officials said Washington's willingness to talk directly with Pyongyang -- as North Korea has long demanded -- suggests it may be ready to compromise over a crackdown on North Korea's finances, despite a nuclear test by Pyongyang last October.

Russia's new chief negotiator at the six-party talks has put pressure on Washington to scrap its financial sanctions against Pyongyang.

"The United States should make some steps towards the (North) Koreans by lifting financial sanctions," Alexander Losyukov told RIA news agency in an interview.

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