Bill Bradley, then a fellow-senator on the delegation, later asked the American interpreter how he had translated Biden's comment into Russian.
Lithuania, meanwhile, said that the pilot had denied the Su-27 jet was armed with missiles but that a Russian delegation later acknowledged that it was carrying four air-to-air missiles.
The US delegation later contacted the Soviet delegation and sent a message requesting that the Kremlin use its influence over North Korea to compel it to comply with the resolution, but the Soviet Union denied the request.
Obama is scheduled to meet with leaders of the Chinese delegation later Monday, when he is expected to raise the subject of human rights and particular cases of activists being arrested or disappearing.
One member of the delegation later said, "What I remember most about the church visit, however, was the presence of a local lady, elegant and ramrod straight, a member of that parish...
A formula of union was approved by both delegations, but later it was rejected by rank-and-file Orthodox Christians.
"They will start as planned, but I don't have a time, I don't have a location and I can't tell you anything about the delegations… Later this morning we will have more news," Fawzi said.
Mr. Annan said he met this morning with E. Michael Southwick, the leader of the American delegation, and later with five members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
The South Korean delegation was later invited to join Kim Jong Un at a dinner, the South Korean spokesman added.
Those in the room with the North Korean delegation who later spoke with VICE News insisted on anonymity due to fear of reprisal.
