North Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament steps
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North Korea agreed on Tuesday to take steps toward nuclear disarmament in exchange for $300 million in aid under a deal President George W. Bush hailed as the best chance to get it to scrap its atomic weapons program.
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The United States and North Korea have signed a memorandum under which Pyongyang has agreed to shut down a nuclear reactor in exchange for energy aid, a newspaper said.
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Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program early on Tuesday settled key differences that had blocked a draft disarmament deal, leaving the potential agreement needing approval from the countries' capitals.
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BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR  - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday that North Korea had shut down its nuclear reactor and four related facilities, a major step in efforts to get it to give up its nuclear weapons programs.
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North Korea has agreed to fully account for and disable its nuclear program by the end of this year, the top U.S. nuclear negotiator said on Sunday.
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North Korea declared on Thursday for the  first time that it possessed nuclear weapons and said it was  suspending participation in six-way talks on dismantling its  nuclear programs for an indefinite period.
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PARIS, Sept. 2 -- North Korea agreed to disclose all of its nuclear activities and disable its nuclear programs by the end of the year, a senior U.S. official said Sunday after negotiations this weekend in Geneva.
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Senior U.N. inspectors will arrive in North Korea on Tuesday to agree steps in verifying a promised shutdown of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
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North Korea's delegate to six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program said on Friday there had been agreement on some issues with the United States.
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Negotiators over North Korea's nuclear program prepared on Thursday to consider a proposed deal that promises rare progress toward disarmament, as Pyongyang said it was willing to consider initial steps.
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BEIJING, Feb. 13 -- Envoys from six nations reached a tentative agreement early Tuesday on the first steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament, a potential breakthrough in talks that have faltered repeatedly since 2003.
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North Korea said on Monday it would start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February and awaits a visit by U.N. inspectors now that a dispute over its funds frozen at a Macau bank had been resolved.
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North Korea is willing to take initial steps toward ending its nuclear arms program, South Korean officials said after six-party talks opened on Thursday, hinting at rare progress in talks which have ended in stalemate for years.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday said it had verified that North Korea had closed all five of its nuclear facilities, marking a key step in the effort to get the country to give up its nuclear programs.
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North Korea agreed Sunday to account for and disable its atomic programs by the end of the year, offering its first timeline for a process long sought by nuclear negotiators, the chief U.S. envoy said.
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North Korea agreed in weekend talks with  the United States to fully account for and disable its nuclear  programs by the end of this year, negotiators said on Sunday.
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North Korea's official media said on Monday the issue of frozen funds at the centre of a months-long nuclear impasse has been resolved and it will begin implementing a February disarmament deal.