U.S. official sees no concession on NKorea assets
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The United States is prepared for serious discussion on the financial assets dispute with North Korea but will not make concessions just to encourage success in six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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Washington expects North Korea will meet  a commitment to shut down its nuclear facilities this month  after it has received funds still frozen in a Macau bank, U.S.  envoy Christopher Hill said on Friday.
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A top North Korean official is quoted saying Pyongyang will not abandon nuclear weapons when it returns to talks.
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North Korea wants sanctions dropped and the United States to free its overseas bank accounts as preconditions for dismantling its nuclear program, Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday, terms likely to become a sticking point in negotiations.
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The US is ready to end a row with North Korea over a Macau bank which threatened nuclear talks, officials say.
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US envoy Christopher Hill has denied a Japanese press report that said he had secured a deal with North Korea in which Pyongyang had agreed to shut down a nuclear reactor in exchange for energy aid.
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A top U.S. diplomat said Sunday the Bush administration would resist one-on-one talks with North Korea and insist that other nations in the region participate in any negotiations over its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
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The U.S. State Department denied on   Wednesday that its top negotiator with North Korea sought to   contact Pyongyang while on a recent trip to Asia.
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The transfer of North Korean funds in a  Macau bank, whose delay has stalled a nuclear disarmament deal,  should be completed this week, Yonhap news agency on Wednesday  quoted a senior South Korean official as saying.
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The U.S. State Department denied on  Wednesday that its top negotiator with North Korea sought to  contact Pyongyang while on a recent trip to Asia.
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Colin Powell said that the U.S. would not provide "up-front" benefits to North Korea if it agreed to dismantle its nuclear programs.
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The United States will not live with  a nuclear-armed North Korea, assistant secretary of State Chris  Hill said on Wednesday.
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North Korea will not abandon its  nuclear weapons until the United States gives up what Pyongyang  regards as a "hostile" policy toward it and drops financial  sanctions, its envoy to nuclear talks said on Saturday.
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North Korea has missed a year-end deadline to provide a full account of its nuclear weapons program under a disarmament-for-aid deal, a U.S. official said on Monday.
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The United States does not pose a  threat to North Korea and has no intention of invading, a U.S.  official said Tuesday, urging Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear  ambitions in exchange for possible security assurances.
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North Korea has shown no signs of shutting down its main nuclear reactor and the source of its weapons-grade plutonium since last month's deal calling for it to be closed, South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
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The United States insisted Friday that North Korea could disable its nuclear facilities by the end of the year, even though negotiators have been unable to get a firm commitment from Pyongyang to do so.