As the Beijing meeting approaches, the Bush administration is reported once again to be divided over concessions to the North, The Times said.
There are also differences of view between Washington and its allies, Japan and South Korea.
A US official said Japan and the US take a harder line, while South Korea is inclined to accept the idea of "front-loading" some concessions in return for preliminary steps by the North toward nuclear disarmament, according to the report.
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