NK awaits better climate for talks
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With global attention focused on whether and when North Korea will return to six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program, Pyongyang officials are &quot;sincere&quot; in wanting a denuclearized peninsula and await a &quot;better atmosphere&quot; to resume discussions, a
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Hopes rose Friday that North Korea will start its promised nuclear shutdown as UN atomic inspectors prepared to leave for Pyongyang, but the North&#39;s military said US hostility could still scupper the disarmament deal.
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North Korea has again said it will rejoin six-party talks on its nuclear ambitions if the United States drops what it called its &quot;hostile policy&quot; towards Pyongyang.
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Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme will enter a fourth day on Sunday with a deal still elusive.
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One month after North Korea agreed to return to multilateral nuclear talks following its defiant atomic weapons test, the six-nation dialogue remains stalled. But few are complaining.
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The chief US negotiator with North Korea has said he expects progress in next week's multinational talks on scrapping its nuclear weapons.
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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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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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Six-way talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program resumed on Saturday with a dim promise of progress, but envoys remained cautious as the United States spoke of at least one hurdle in the way.
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Analysis: Why something like optimism hovers over the talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program
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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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US officials are cautious at reports that North Korea is ready to rejoin talks on its nuclear weapons programme.
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The key players in international efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions are picking up the pace in what has become a protracted ritual of talking about talks and discussing how to entice the North's recalcitrant government back into negotiations.
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The prospect of initial steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear arms program brightened a little on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend operations at a nuclear plant within two months.
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North Korea is urging an end to what it calls U.S. hostility, while Washington believes the time is ripe for real progress when six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs restart on Monday.
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Countries involved in six-way talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear program have urged Pyongyang to return to the table sooner rather than later but have not proposed specific
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Though uncertainty still surrounds prospects for a fourth session of six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue, the United States appears to be making greater efforts toward