Sent_en: 2zh North Korea had earlier boycotted the talks in response to a sanction placed by the US on one of its banks, believed to linked to the regime of Kim Jong-Il.
Sent_yy: 作为对美国制裁其一家银行的反应，北朝鲜早些时候对会谈进行了抵制。据认为，被制裁的银行与金正日政权有关联。