North Korea nuclear talks resume amid mood of pessimism
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BEIJING -- Long-stalled negotiations on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program resumed yesterday in an atmosphere of pessimism, with Pyongyang insisting it must be regarded as a nuclear power and the United States demanding swift action to make the Korean Peninsula nuclear-free.
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Envoys at talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear program said Monday that the possibility of a last-minute breakthrough rested solely with Pyongyang, dimming hopes for progress as the negotiations entered their final day.
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North and South Korea will resume high-level talks this month following a landmark nuclear deal
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Six-country talks on scrapping North Korea's nuclear arms resumed on Monday after a one-year standoff, but hopes for progress were not high after Pyongyang made clear that its priority was ending a U.S. cash squeeze.
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North and South Korea resumed high-level meetings Tuesday for the first time since the North tested a nuclear bomb in October, paving the way for a resumption of aid to impoverished Pyongyang after it pledged to start dismantling its atomic weapons program.
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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 after many false dawns.
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PRETORIA/BEIJING  - North Korea, vilified in the   West for its missile tests, said on Tuesday it was willing to   return to six-party talks on its nuclear program if the United   States dropped financial sanctions.
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North Korea has said an early resumption  of six-party talks on its nuclear arms program will be  difficult, and it wants to see how President Bush deals with  Pyongyang following his re-election, Japanese and Chinese  officials said on Thursday.
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Top North Korea and US envoys meet to discuss reviving six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear plans.
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Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program resumed Monday for the first time in more than a year, a test of whether the secretive communist regime is willing to negotiate after its surprise atomic test rattled the region this fall.
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UN General Assembly chairman Jean Ping believes North Korea is &quot;very positive&quot; about resuming six-party talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons drive, officials said Wednesday.
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Six-party talks aimed at reining in North Korea1s nuclear program began with cautious optimism as Pyongyang1s envoy said he was ready to discuss initial steps towards disarming
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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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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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SEOUL South Korean officials expressed hope Thursday that North Korea would return to six-party talks designed to resolve the country&#39;s nuclear weapons issues.
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Shortage may spur Pyongyang back to six-party nuclear talks, analysts say.