U.S. sees one hurdle in nuclear talks
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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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American diplomats conceded that there could still be difficult negotiations over what penalties to impose and their timing.
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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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BEIJING -- Deadlocked over energy aid to North Korea, envoys to six-nation denuclearization talks decided last night to give themselves one more day to come up with an agreement on the first steps toward getting rid of North Korea's nuclear 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 and at least one stumbling block across their path.
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U.S. attempts to engage Iran on single issues like Iraq and nuclear weapons have no chance of success unless they are part of a comprehensive approach including restoring normal relations, some U.S. experts say.
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BEIJING, Feb. 11 -- Deadlocked over energy aid to North Korea, envoys to six-nation denuclearization talks decided Sunday night to give themselves one more day to come up with an agreement on the first steps toward getting rid of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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The top U.S. nuclear negotiator said Friday that he will use weekend talks with North Korea to resolve issues that could impede progress in broader international talks over its nuclear program.
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The United States and its negotiating partners are ready to resume talks with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program but North Korea has not agreed, a State Department spokesman said Thursday.
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As the United States and North Korea prepare to discuss normalizing diplomatic relations on Monday, many pitfalls threaten the process, including U.S. promises to discuss lifting sanctions and removing Pyongyang from the U.S. terrorism list.
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China and the United States are close to ending a 15-year-old dispute over nuclear technology transfers that has prevented US companies from selling nuclear reactors
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Washington's top nuclear envoy said on Wednesday stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program are likely to resume in early July, but Pyongyang must keep its promise to shut down a nuclear reactor.
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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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Talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms program fell short of an accord on Saturday as a dispute over how to compensate Pyongyang for taking disarmament steps clouded prospects for agreement on an initial plan.
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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 transfer of North Korean funds - a stumbling block in nuclear negotiations - has begun, an official says.