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(24 Oct 2011) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of Stephen Bosworth, US Special Representative for North Korea Policy, arriving in hotel lobby
2. Cutaway of cameraman
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen Bosworth, US Special Representative for North Korea Policy:
"We've had a good day of talks. I think we're moving in a positive direction. We have narrowed some differences, but we still have differences that we have to resolve. So, Ambassador Davies and I and our team have been conducting very intensive discussions with the DPRK delegation."
4. Cutaway of journalists in hotel lobby
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen Bosworth, US Special Representative for North Korea Policy:
"We will continue to try to narrow differences. As you know, our goal is to find a solid foundation on which to launch a resumption of discussions both bilateral and multilateral, and we will continue to work hard to bring that about."
6. Mid of Bosworth and Glyn Davies, US ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, walking towards lift
7. Mid of hotel entrance
8. Exterior of fountain on Lake Geneva in front of hotel
STORYLINE:
US and North Korean diplomats opened talks in Geneva on Monday on Pyongyang's nuclear programme, the second direct encounter between the two sides in less than three months.
Stephen Bosworth, the US top envoy to Pyongyang, was accompanied by Glyn Davies, the US ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, who is taking over the negotiating brief in future talks.
Bosworth gave a statement on Monday evening summing up the day's talks.
"I think we're moving in a positive direction," he told journalists. "We have narrowed some differences, but we still have differences we have to resolve."
Their opposite number on North Korea's delegation is First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan.
The parties met for two hours on Monday morning before breaking to have lunch separately. In the evening, the parties had a joint dinner at the US mission in Geneva.
"Our goal is to find a solid foundation on which to launch a resumption of discussions both bilateral and multilateral," Bosworth said.
Diplomats are scheduled to reconvene at North Korea's mission on Tuesday.
US diplomats have previously said they want North Korea to adhere to a 2005 agreement it reneged on, which requires verifiable denuclearisation in exchange for better relations with its Asian neighbours.
North Korea's closest ally, China, urged Pyongyang to improve its strained ties with the United States and South Korea, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.
Beijing wants to revive the stalled six-nation disarmament negotiations - which also include South Korea, Japan and Russia.
North Korea walked out on the talks in 2009 - and exploded a second nuclear-test device - but now wants to re-engage.
Last year Pyongyang was also blamed for two military attacks on South Korea that heightened tensions on the peninsula.

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