填空题 Beijing: The United States and North Korea had their first{{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}in four months here this afternoon as part of the{{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}negotiations on how to end North Korea's nuclear program,but diplomats played down prospects for{{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}.
The talks are at the Diaoyutai{{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}},a sprawling,garden-filled {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}in western BeOing,with negotiators gathering around a giant hexagonal table built to{{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}the six delegations.
The Chinese placed the Americans and the North Koreans in{{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}},which may have facilitated the{{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}between Mr.Kelly and Mr.Kim,whichtook place {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}in the afternoon session.The two spoke for 30 minutes,two Asian diplomats{{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}.
The early indications of how the talks are going{{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}.A South Korean who took part in the meetings described North Korea as“willing to{{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}through dialogue.”Chinese officials also put a{{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}on the talks.“I heard talks this morning and this afternoon were very successful,”the Foreign Minister,Li Zhaoxing, told delegates{{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}.
But Japanese and Russian participants were{{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}.The Russian{{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}},Aleksandr Losyukov,described the negotiations as{{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}.“Sofar,the countries have put forward a number of{{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}},which are{{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}the development ofthese talks,”he told Russian reporters in Beijing.“I would not say that I am feeling{{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}.”