Daniel Glaser, US Treasury Department's deputy assistant
secretary, left here Thursday morning for home after holding talks
with North Korea on financial sanction issue.
A working staff of the US Embassy in China made the confirmation
to reporters earlier Thursday.
Glaser, who is leading the US delegation, held talks with
President of the North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank O Kwang Chol on
Tuesday and Wednesday in the US Embassy and North Korea Embassy
separately.
Glaser said Wednesday night that the financial talks between the
United States and the North Korea were "businesslike and
useful".
"We also discussed the possibility of meeting next month,
perhaps in New York," he said.
Financial sanction imposed on the North Korea was one of key
stumbling blocks that stalled the six-party talks since September
2005.
The financial talks were held on the sidelines of the fresh
meeting of six-party talks, which entered the fourth day on
Thursday.
The meeting is known as the second phase of the fifth round of
six-party talks, involving China, North Korea, the United States,
South Korea, Japan and Russia.
(Xinhua News Agency December 21, 2006)