US: N-Korea's nuclear list obligatory

The US nuclear negotiator has blamed Pyongyang's refusal to provide a detailed report on its nuclear facilities for negotiations failure.

"The basic problem is that the DPRK is not yet prepared to provide a complete and accurate declaration of its nuclear activities," the Chief US Nuclear Negotiator, Christopher Hill, told reporters on Wednesday.

He said submission of the declaration, which was originally due in 2007, was critical for North Korea to move into the denuclearization deal's next phase.

North Korea says it gave the US a list of its nuclear programs in November, but Washington says it never received a 'complete and accurate' list.

North Korea last year agreed to abandon all its nuclear activities in exchange for energy and economic incentives from the west. However, the sides have failed to realize the agreement ever since.

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