North Korea hosted US envoys at its mission in Geneva on Sunday for the second and final day of talks aimed at smoothing relations between the 1950-53 Korean War opponents and speeding up Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament.
Top nuclear negotiator Kim Kye-gwan and US Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill arrived separately at the North Korean compound for the full-day session, which followed a meeting on Saturday at the US mission in Geneva.
Both sides had said the first day of talks on Saturday progressed well, spanning a range of topics including the ways the Stalinist state would disable and account for its nuclear facilities, as it promised under a six-party deal in February.
The delegations also discussed Washington dropping North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a key demand for economically isolated Pyongyang as it struggles to overcome chronic food shortages and severe August flooding.
Being on that list imposes a ban on arms-related sales and keeps North Korea from receiving some US aid. Washington said on Friday it would offer "a significant food aid package" to help Pyongyang cope with the floods that killed at least 600 people, made 170,000 homeless and destroyed many croplands.
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