North Korea claims 'agreement' reached in nuclear talks

North Korea said it reached an unspecified agreement with the US this week on its nuclear weapons programme, and America’s top nuclear envoy expressed optimism Friday that progress could be made when wider arms talks reconvene.

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said meetings in Germany between US envoy Christopher Hill and North Korea’s main nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan had been held “in a positive and sincere atmosphere and a certain agreement was reached there".