Washington, Dec 6, SPA -- Six-country negotiations on North Korea’s nuclear disarmament are still on track for Beijing next week despite the fact that China has not yet announced the event, the U.S. State Department said Friday. Of the Beijing meeting involving the two Koreas, the United States, China, Japan, and Russia, deputy spokesman Robert Wood said, “it’s scheduled to happen.”“I have heard nothing about any possibility of it not taking place,” Wood told reporters. “The negotiations will take place in Beijing.”U.S. envoy Christopher Hill and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Kye-gwan, ended two days of talks Friday in Singapore aimed at clarifying steps agreed to in October to ensure that North Korea is being truthful about its nuclear disablement. The two envoys indicated Friday there were still difficulties over the issue of removing samples from North Korean nuclear sites. Washington expects Hill and Kim—in addition to their four counterparts in the six-party talks—to meet Monday in Beijing to finalize a written agreement on verification measures.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/614272