Officials of the United States and Noth Korea will hold talks
next month on North Korea's alleged counterfeiting and money
laundering activities, State Department deputy spokesman Ad am
Ereli said on Thursday.
"We had an offer on the table for some time to the North Koreans
to come for a briefing on actions that we have taken in response to
illicit financial activities. They have agreed to do that," Ereli
said.
The talks will be held on March 7 in New York and will be given
by the US Treasury Department and attended by US State Department
and National Security Council officials, Ereli said.
The talks have nothing to do with the six-party talks aimed at
resolving the DPRK nuclear issue, Ereli said.
The United States imposed sanctions on North Korea last year
after it accused the country of counterfeiting and money
laundering.
(Xinhua News Agency February 24, 2006)
