SEOUL, October 3, SPA --U.S. diplomat Christopher Hillleft Pyongyang on Friday, finishing three days of talks wherehe tried to convince North Korea to abide by a disarmament dealand end its plans to restart its plutonium-producing nuclearplant. Hill returned to Seoul in the afternoon by car through theNorth-South border, an official at the U.S. Embassy in Seoulsaid. He is expected to then brief South Korean and Japaneseofficials in Seoul on his attempt to reach a deal whereNorth Korea would allow in inspectors to check claimsabout its nuclear programme, Reuters reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/594970