South Korea's newly appointed foreign minister is warning talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities could stall over unresolved issues related to the North's promised declaration. However, officials in Seoul are optimistic a one-on-one meeting this week between North Korean and American negotiators may produce progress.

韓國(guó)新任外交與通商部長(zhǎng)官警告說(shuō)，去除北韓核武器功能的會(huì)談可能會(huì)因?yàn)楸表n申報(bào)的有關(guān)問(wèn)題沒(méi)有解決而停滯。不過(guò)，韓國(guó)政府官員對(duì)北韓與美國(guó)談判人員本星期單獨(dú)會(huì)晤可能取代進(jìn)展感到樂(lè)觀。

In his first media briefing since taking office, South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan expressed concern about the future of the North Korea nuclear talks.

韓國(guó)外交與通商部長(zhǎng)官柳明桓在就職后舉行的首次記者會(huì)上對(duì)北韓核談判的前景表示擔(dān)憂。

He says he is concerned the six-nation talks may lose "momentum."

他說(shuō)，他擔(dān)心六方會(huì)談可能會(huì)失去前進(jìn)勢(shì)頭。

For five years, South Korea has worked with the United States, Japan, China and Russia to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear programs, in exchange for financial and energy aid along with diplomatic incentives.

韓國(guó)5年來(lái)與美國(guó)、日本、中國(guó)與俄羅斯合作，試圖說(shuō)服北韓放棄核計(jì)劃。

The six-nation diplomacy has produced progress in shutting down the North's main plutonium-producing facilities. However, Pyongyang has failed to produce a complete declaration of its nuclear activities and stockpiles it promised to submit by the end of 2007.

然而平壤方面沒(méi)有兌現(xiàn)承諾，在2007年底前徹底申報(bào)核活動(dòng)與核庫(kù)存。

Yu said Wednesday the delay is because of two basic obstacles.

柳明桓星期三說(shuō)，拖延是因?yàn)閮蓚�(gè)基本障礙。

He says there are roadblocks over accusations North Korea maintained a uranium enrichment program and engaged in nuclear cooperation with Syria.

包括在北韓被控?fù)碛袧饪s鈾計(jì)劃以及與敘利亞進(jìn)行核合作的問(wèn)題上還存在障礙。

North Korea has never publicly admitted having a uranium enrichment program, but the United States says it has abundant evidence such a program exists. Washington also suspects North Korea may have lent assistance to a possible nuclear facility in Syria which Israeli warplanes bombed in September.

北韓從未公開(kāi)承認(rèn)擁有濃縮鈾計(jì)劃，但是美國(guó)說(shuō)，有充分的證據(jù)顯示北韓有濃縮鈾計(jì)劃。美國(guó)還懷疑北韓可能向敘利亞一個(gè)可能的核設(shè)施提供了援助，以色列軍用飛機(jī)去年9月轟炸了這個(gè)設(shè)施。

Negotiators in the six-nation process are now pinning their hopes on a meeting scheduled Thursday in Geneva between U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill and senior North Korean envoy Kim Kye Kwan. The diplomats are their respective countries' chief delegates to the multinational nuclear talks.

六方會(huì)談的談判人員現(xiàn)在都將希望寄托于美國(guó)助理國(guó)務(wù)卿希爾和北韓談判代表金桂冠計(jì)劃星期四在日內(nèi)瓦進(jìn)行的會(huì)談。兩人是六方會(huì)談各自國(guó)家的主要代表。

A similar one-on-one meeting last year in Berlin helped the two countries resolve a financial dispute that was paralyzing the diplomatic process. It is unclear what specific proposals the two envoys will discuss. However, experts and some U.S. officials have suggested North Korea may seek to address Washington's concerns on the most sensitive issues in a document, separate from the formal nuclear declaration.

去年在柏林舉行的一次類(lèi)似的單獨(dú)會(huì)談幫助美國(guó)與北韓解決了一個(gè)讓外交進(jìn)程陷入癱瘓的金融爭(zhēng)議。目前還不清楚希爾和金桂冠會(huì)討論什么具體建議。然而，專家和美國(guó)一些官員都認(rèn)為，北韓可能會(huì)尋求解決美國(guó)對(duì)一份文件中最敏感議題的擔(dān)心，這份文件不同于正式的核申報(bào)。