U.S. Said Showing New Flexibility in N.Korea Talks
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The United States showed some new flexibility in recent talks with North Korea on the nuclear issue but Pyongyang was unimpressed and is resisting participation in a new round of formal six-party negotiations, U.S. officials and experts said on Friday.
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North Korea set conditions for resuming the six-nation talks on its nuclear program, including the US dropping its ``hostile policy&#39;&#39; toward the communist nation, the official Korean Central News Agency said.
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Recent talks between a U.S.-led team of nuclear experts and North Korea were "businesslike" and "positive," an official said Saturday, raising hopes for a deal soon on how to disable the North's nuclear facilities.
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Top negotiators from the United States and North Korea said on Saturday they had made progress on the first day of talks meant to advance an international effort to end Pyongyang's nuclear program.
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North Korea appears increasingly willing to bargain over the terms of ending its nuclear programs, prompting cautious optimism that some sort of agreement may be reached when the six-nation disarmament talks reconvene next week in Beijing, U.S. and Asian officials close to the talks said.
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North Korea made clear on Saturday it  would not return to six-party talks on its nuclear programs  until President Bush assembled his new team and Washington  decided its policy toward Pyongyang.
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The U.S. envoy to talks on disarming North Korea was hopeful that a new negotiating session that opened on Thursday could set targets for the complete disabling of the country's nuclear programs.
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One day after China urged the Bush administration to adopt greater flexibility in talks over North Korea's nuclear programs, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell on Tuesday sought to maintain a united front with South Korea over the administration's tough line on dismantling Pyongyang's weapons.
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U.S. chief negotiator on North Korea  said on Friday the next round of six-party talks on Pyongyang's  nuclear program could take place in the next few weeks,  Itar-Tass news agency reported.
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Six-party talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions enter a third day on Friday after envoys settled on a set of tasks the United States said could be carried out this year, rather than a disarmament timetable.
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In a major policy shift, the United States said Wednesday it is prepared to join other nations in holding direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program if Iran first agrees to stop disputed nuclear activities that the West fears could lead to a bomb.
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The planned resumption next week of  six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear programs has fanned  speculation about a U.S.-North Korean trade-off that is making  both supporters and skeptics of a potential deal uneasy.
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The United States pressed Friday for a swift resumption of North Korea nuclear talks, firmly underscoring its commitment to the six-party format.
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Grinding talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions will shift to technical wrangling over disarmament steps, envoys said on Friday as they prepared to endorse a broad plan lacking a deadline.
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Senior officials from the United States,  South Korea and Japan held talks on Friday aimed at arranging a  fresh round of six-party negotiations on dismantling North  Korea's nuclear programs as doubts grew about the outlook for  discussions later this month.
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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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Prospects for a thaw between North Korea and its foes brightened on Wednesday as it held talks with Japan in Hanoi, one day after a meeting with U.S. officials in New York that an American envoy described as "very good".