N. Korea Rejected Call for Nuclear Talks, Hosoda Says
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North Korea declined a request to resume talks aimed at persuading the communist nation to abandon its nuclear weapons program, Japan&#39;s government spokesman Hiroyuki Hosoda said.
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Russia's atomic energy agency declined  to comment on Monday on Japanese news reports that North Korea  had offered Russia exclusive rights to its natural uranium  deposits in exchange for support at six-way talks on  Pyongyang's nuclear weapons.
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North Korea was probably pushed to take a deal to shut down its nuclear reactor in return for aid because of its faltering economy and limited diplomatic options, a senior South Korean official said on Friday.
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SEOUL -- North Korea yesterday invited UN nuclear inspectors to the country for a meeting on methods for shutting down its main nuclear reactor.
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The head of the UN nuclear agency says North Korea has invited him for talks on its nuclear programme.
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This week's talks between Japan and North  Korea show efforts to hold more six-party talks on the North's  nuclear plans are gathering pace and most countries want a  meeting before the year ends, South Korea said on Wednesday.
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North Korea says it will not return to stalled talks on its nuclear programme until the US clarifies its position.
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North Korea said on Saturday it will  never return to talks on ending its nuclear weapons programs  under a U.S. crackdown on firms suspected of aiding Pyongyang's  counterfeiting and other illicit activities.
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SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday it would not return to international talks on its nuclear weapons programme until the line-up of a new US administration emerges and Washington drops its âhostile policyâ toward the communist state.
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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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North Korea on Friday spurned appeals to join talks on its nuclear and missile programs, saying the United States should drop financial sanctions before any negotiations occur. A U.S. envoy said the communist nation was sinking deeper into isolation.
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North Korea ruled out Monday attending  proposed six-way working-level talks on its nuclear arms  programs and questioned the entire negotiating process, blaming  hostile U.S. policy for Pyongyang's tougher stance.
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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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Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday rejected demands by North Korea of a U.S. "reward" before the communist country would agree to resume multinational talks about its nuclear weapons programs.
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North Korea ruled out on Monday attending  proposed six-way working-level talks on its suspected nuclear  arms programs and questioned the entire negotiating process,  blaming hostile U.S. policy for Pyongyang's tougher stance.
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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 Korean and US officials met this week to discuss the nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula. It appears they came no closer to resuming multilateral