Funds dispute 'won't impede nuclear talks'

Envoys met in China today to hammer out a detailed schedule for dismantling North Korea’s nuclear programmes amid efforts to resolve a sticking point over North Korean funds frozen in a Macau bank.

Top US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said he met with representatives from the North Korea delegation yesterday and today to explain the US position on the funds in Macau’s Banco Delta Asia (BDA) bank and said he was hopeful that the issue had been resolved.