UN team&#39;s NKorea visit signals long road ahead
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UN inspectors return to North Korea this week for the first time in five years, but the reclusive state is likely to exact a higher price for its disarmament than first envisaged, analysts say.
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The chief inspector of the United  Nation&#39;s nuclear watchdog arrived in China on Monday on his way  to North Korea, where he hopes to arrange the return of an IAEA  team to monitor Pyongyang&#39;s promised reactor shutdown.
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Communist North Korea dug in yesterday, saying its UN diplomats met US officials in New York on Tuesday and again on Friday, but concluded that it should hold off on negotiations
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The north's invitation to nuclear inspectors is welcomed, but the US and S. Korea say more steps are needed to comply with February's six-party accord.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s  governing body is expected on Monday to authorize the dispatch  of U.N. monitors to North Korea to verify the shutdown of its  atomic bomb programme, diplomats said.
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Ban Ki-moon, South KoreaÂs foreign minister, is closer to becoming the United NationsÂ next leader after a Security Council poll.
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Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing North Korea to forsake its nuclear weapons program could move ahead in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday, welcoming Pyongyang's invitation to U.N. inspectors.
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A team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials visiting North Korea headed on Thursday for the Yongbyon nuclear plant that Pyongyang has promised to mothball under an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported.
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It appears the country will continue to develop its nuclear program despite U.N. sanctions
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Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program could move ahead in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday, welcoming Pyongyang's invitation to U.N. inspectors.
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The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog arrived in North Korea on Tuesday on a landmark visit, hopeful of making progress on closing its atomic facilities, but U.S. officials sounded a more cautious note.
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North Korea is accelerating preparations for a long-range missile test, a U.S. government official said Friday, declaring that a launch may be imminent.
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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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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is proposing to speed up refurbishment of the iconic United Nations building to try to keep the much-delayed project within budget, according to a report issued on Friday.
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A team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials visiting North Korea headed on Thursday for the Yongbyon nuclear plant that Pyongyang has promised to mothball as part of an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported.
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The UN nuclear agency is to present a report on South Korea next week ahead of a decision on whether the US ally should be taken to the UN Security Council for violating international nuclear safeguards, diplomats said.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday that UN plans to help with the upcoming election in Iraq appeared to be on track, despite months of pressure for the world body to increase its staff.