The United States is taking part in preliminary talks in Beijing to convince North Korea to return to negotiations on nuclear disarmament. The six-party talks also include South Korea, China, Japan and Russia. The U.S. nuclear envoy for North Korea, Glyn Davies, said talks are in the early stages.

Glyn Davies: “We are going to try to make as much progress as we can. Diplomacy is a—you know, it’s a difficult process. It takes time. Sometimes it takes weeks and months. We’ll see how far we can get. And if we can get far enough, and if we can get something that we can then build on, that’s the important—that’s the important thing.”