US Says Fuel Oil Shipments To North Korea Suspended

From Voice Of America:

The United States says shipments of fuel oil to North Korea are being stopped because of Pyongyang's refusal to accept a plan for verifying its nuclear program. The action comes a day after the breakdown of talks in Beijing on a verification protocol.

State Department officials say the five powers negotiating with North Korea on ending its nuclear program have agreed to halt deliveries of heavy fuel oil to that country unless it accepts a plan to verify its disarmament steps.

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