Talks end in contrasting assessments

DPRK says Saturday's meeting broke down while US hails 'good discussions'

STOCKHOLM - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States walked away on Saturday with opposing assessments of nuclear talks in Sweden, which Pyongyang said broke down but Washington called "good discussions".

"The negotiations did not live up to our expectations and were canceled. I am very disappointed," DPRK's chief negotiator Kim Myonggil told the Republic of Korea's Yonhap news agency after the talks.