South Korea on Wednesday cautioned against hopes for a breakthrough in six-way talks next week with North Korea but said they would aim for a deal committing Pyongyang to real steps to end its atomic weapons program.South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon said the process should get a lift from the resumption this week of talks in Beijing between U.S. and North Korean officials on Washington's crackdown on the North's suspected illicit financial activities. "We hope to adopt a joint document," Song told reporters about next week's six-way talks, also in Beijing, where he said the two Koreas, the United States, China, Russia and Japan will try to agree on steps the North would take in giving up its nuclear program. "But the substance of the document is such that it's a ridge we have not set foot on. So, despite the strong will of the countries to get there, whether we actually can will depend on a lot of consultations and time." ...
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