U.S. Rejects North Korea Demand for Bilateral Talks
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SEOUL/WASHINGTON  - North Korea demanded bilateral  talks with the United States over its nuclear weapons program  but Washington quickly rejected the idea on Friday and insisted  Pyongyang return to six-party negotiations.
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North Korea on Saturday said its U.N. diplomats met U.S. officials in New York twice in the past week but concluded that Pyongyang should hold off on nuclear negotiations until the U.S. administration changes its "hostile" policy toward the country.
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The White House downplayed North Korea's threats to cut off nuclear arms talks with the United States and other countries.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that the United States would not provide &quot;up-front&quot; benefits to North Korea if it agreed to dismantle its nuclear programs, rejecting
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North Korea rejected the United Statesâ demand for a more thorough account on whether it has tried to enrich uranium for atomic weapons.
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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 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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The United States accused North Korea  Tuesday of miscalculation by refusing to resume talks on its  nuclear programs before the U.S. presidential election while  China renewed a diplomatic drive to end the stalemate.
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WASHINGTON - The United States has warned that North Korea might have to be brought before the United Nations Security Council if it refuses to take part in six-party talks to end its nuclear weapons drive.
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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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North Korea says the United States&#39; hostile policy towards Pyongyang makes it &quot;impossible&quot; to hold new talks on the standoff over its nuclear ambitions.
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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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WASHINGTON: North Korea has apparently decided against holding six-party talks on dismantling its suspected nuclear arms programs until after the Nov 2 US presidential election, a senior US official said on Tuesday.
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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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North Korea has apparently decided  against holding six-party talks on dismantling its suspected  nuclear arms programs until after the Nov. 2 U.S. presidential  election, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State   Christopher Hill said on Monday North Korea was showing no   interest in returning to six-party talks on winding up its   nuclear weapons program.
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North Korea wants bilateral nuclear talks with the United States but would rejoin stalled six-party immediately if Washington dropped what it called its "hostile policy" toward Pyongyang, the communist state said on Friday.