There are no prospects for breaking this impasse on the immediate horizon, even though the US has recently distanced itself from the fissile material issue over verification issues, said a senior non-US diplomat.

• 一名非美国的高级外交官说，当前没有任何可以打破这种僵局的迹象，尽管美国已经自己将裂变材料话题引伸到了进行核查的方面。