US cool on North Korea overtures
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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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BEIJING -- North Korea demanded a bilateral dialogue with the United States yesterday, a day after it declared itself a nuclear power, but the Bush administration quickly rejected the demand and insisted that Pyongyang return to six-party talks on its nuclear program.
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WASHINGTON : The United States said it had no objection to North Korea wanting to resume six-party talks on ending the Korean nuclear crisis after the November 2 US presidential elections.
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The White House yesterday found itself fending off a conservative revolt over the North Korea nuclear deal, even scrambling to mollify one of its own top officials who expressed sharp disagreement with a provision that could spring Pyongyang from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism, U.S....
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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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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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The United States and North Korea wrapped up historic talks on establishing diplomatic ties on an optimistic note Tuesday but the U.S. wants Pyongyang to "come clean" about any uranium enrichment program and eliminate all nuclear weapons before normalizing relations.
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The United States will not accept North Korean demands as &quot;conditions&quot; for the resumption of stalled talks on resolving the Korean nuclear deadlock but Pyongyang is free to raise them if it returns to the table, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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TOKYO Secretary of State Colin Powell says North Korea should set aside concerns about so-called &quot;hostile acts&quot; by the US and rejoin nuclear disarmament talks.
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The United States have gone into another round of direct talks with North Korea despite reporting no progress in the campaign to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear arms.
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A US delegation says North Korea is ready to return to stalled talks on its nuclear programme.
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Washington shrugged off harsh verbal attacks from North Korea against US President George W. Bush, saying that the insults would not hinder efforts to end nuclear crisis on the peninsula.
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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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The United States and South Korea have played down suggestions that a massive explosion in North Korea last week was caused by a nuclear device.
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The United States, taking a step Pyongyang has long desired, will begin normalization talks with North Korea in New York next week but the State Department on Wednesday played down expectations.
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The White House on Thursday sought to ease concern among conservatives, including at least one key aide to President Bush, that a nuclear disarmament deal with North Korea goes too easy on the communist country.
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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.