N. Korean nuclear crisis talks may go on till 2005

WASHINGTON—Multilateral talks to end the Korean nuclear crisis are unlikely to resume as scheduled this month and may stall to the new year, American analysts warned as the United States kept its fingers crossed North Korea will return to the negotiating table.

North Korea has persistently indicated it is not interested in attending the fourth round of the six-party talks, seen as the “last window” to ending the nuclear standoff in the Korean peninsula before the US presidential election in November.