Optimism as North Korea readies for nuclear talks
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North Korea heads into talks with the region's main powers this week with signs the impoverished state may be ready to agree to an initial deal over demands it stop building a nuclear arsenal in exchange for aid.
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The US and China say they are confident North Korea will return to six-party talks to end the nuclear stand-off.
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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. 8 -- Six-nation talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program resumed Thursday, buoyed by signs that North Korea is ready to return to serious negotiations.
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The prospects of a thaw between North Korea and its foes brightened on Wednesday as it held talks with Japan in Hanoi, one day after a meeting in New York that a U.S. envoy described as "very good".
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Six-way talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program resume on Saturday with the promise of progress after a new plan to move Pyongyang toward disarmament, but envoys remained cautious after many false dawns.
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Chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill struck an optimistic note on Tuesday ahead of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program, suggesting they could settle on a disarmament timetable in coming days.
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The White House said on Wednesday it was hopeful North Korea would return very soon to six-party nuclear talks and that the proposal it made last year should be the starting point to resolve the crisis.
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North Korea is ready to return to talks on ending its nuclear weapons program but still had difficult issues to iron out with the United States, Pyongyang's top envoy said on Tuesday.
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With guarded optimism in the air, six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program will consider a draft agreement on Friday that promises rare but limited steps toward curbing Pyongyang's atomic ambitions.
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Chief U.S. negotiator Chris Hill struck an optimistic note on Tuesday ahead of six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program, saying they could agree on an ambitious disarmament schedule in coming days.
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Analysis: Why something like optimism hovers over the talks on Pyongyang's nukes
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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 United States and North Korea held "lengthy and substantive" talks on Tuesday, offering a glimmer of hope that six-party negotiations aimed at dismantling the North's nuclear programs may yield progress.
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The US envoy negotiating with North Korea says he hopes talks on its nuclear programme will start soon.
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BEIJING, Feb. 8 -- Six-nation talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program resumed Thursday, buoyed by signs North Korea is ready to return to serious negotiations.
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Six-party negotiations on winding up Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program resume on Thursday, with hopes raised for progress on at least the first steps after milestone talks between U.S. and North Korean envoys last month.