Optimism as NKorea talks wind down
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Six-nation disarmament talks are due to wrap up on Thursday amid hopes that North Korea will agree to give a full account of all its nuclear weapons programmes and close them by the end of this year.
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Six-party negotiations on winding up Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program resume on Thursday, with hopes raised for progress on at least the first steps after milestone talks between U.S. and North Korean envoys last month.
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Negotiators seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms program were hopeful of ending their latest session in Beijing on Thursday with an agreement on a deadline for crippling the North's atomic facilities.
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The prospect of initial steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear arms program brightened a little on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend operations at a nuclear plant within two months.
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BEIJING -- International talks on North Korea's nuclear program convene today with a new sense of optimism about the possibility of the first tangible progress on the communist nation's disarmament since negotiations began more than three years ago.
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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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Talks to end North Korea's nuclear program fell short of an accord on Saturday, snagging on disputes over how and when to compensate Pyongyang for disarming, but envoys said the gulf between the parties was narrowing.
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Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are extended amid signs that a deal may be close.
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Officials close to talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear program say it is doubtful a new round of six-way talks to end the North Korean nuclear impasse will occur this month.
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BEIJING -- Talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear weapons program ended yesterday with no concrete timeline and a host of difficult questions obscuring the road ahead.
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Hopes are fading that Pyongyang will attend a fourth round of talks on ending its nuclear weapons programs, following revelations about South Korean nuclear tests.
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Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are poised to resume, with hopes high for some progress.
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Japan and North Korea expressed guarded optimism as they began talks in Mongolia on Wednesday on establishing diplomatic ties, after Washington and Pyongyang appeared to move forward in similar discussions at the weekend.
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Chief U.S. negotiator Chris Hill struck an optimistic note on Tuesday ahead of six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program, saying they could agree on an ambitious disarmament schedule in coming days.
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BEIJING -- After a 13-month boycott, a nuclear test, and much posturing, North Korea returns tomorrow to six-nation negotiations that have yielded few results and resume with few expectations.
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The prospects for more six-party talks on  North Korea's nuclear programs are gloomy because the United  States has pushed the negotiations to a stalemate, the North's  official KCNA news agency said on Thursday.
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BEIJING -- A last-minute snag yesterday over the amount and timing of assistance to North Korea dampened hopes at six-nation talks for a landmark deal aimed at locking Pyongyang into firm steps toward nuclear disarmament.