Bolton sees no N Korea talks before US vote
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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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North Korea has brushed aside Washington&#39;s suggestion that Pyongyang had much to gain from returning to talks on its nuclear programmes, saying the US approach was a &quot;crafty trick&quot; to win presidential election votes.
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U.S. Ambassador John Bolton   pushed on Wednesday for a quick resolution in the race to   succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general, an action that   could favor the South Korean front-runner.
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The White House appeared to rule out lifting economic sanctions on North Korea, a move the Stalinist regime says must take place before it will consider surrendering its nuclear arms.
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North Korea may delay discussions to prepare a fourth round of six-nation talks aimed at dismantling the communist nation&#39;s nuclear programs, US and UK government officials said.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he would soon give up his job after being unable to satisfy Senate opponents concerned he would pursue a unilateral U.S. foreign policy.
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WASHINGTON : The United States said it had no objection to North Korea wanting to resume six-party talks on ending the Korean nuclear crisis after the November 2 US presidential elections.
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North Korea is waiting out the American presidential election in order to bargain with the winner over its nuclear weapons program, according to analysts here and a British diplomat who left Pyongyang today.
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South Korean officials were very cautious when they were waiting for the outcome of the closely contested US presidential election, refraining from making any prediction or comments.
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The US says will not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang announces test plans.
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Current talks on North Korean disarmament will end without a crucial deadline for the hermit nation to declare and close all its nuclear facilities, US chief envoy Christopher Hill said Thursday.
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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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North Korea set three conditions Friday  to be met before it would consider returning to six-party talks  on its nuclear programs.
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SEOUL : North Korea says it will not return to international talks on its nuclear weapons programme until the lineup of a new US administration emerges and Washington drops its &quot;hostile policy&quot; toward the communist state.
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The White House said on Friday that North Korea should not test a nuclear weapon, amid speculation Pyongyang might detonate a device as early as this weekend.
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The U.N. Security Council must send a &quot;strong and unanimous signal&quot; that North Korea&#039;s missile test-launch was unacceptable, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Wednesday. Bolton made the remarks while heading into an emergency Security Council meeting where diplomats were to discuss a draft Japanese resolution that would likely condemn the North Korean missile tests.
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North Korea is likely to return to six-party talks on its nuclear programs now that the US presidential election is over, Yonhap news agency quoted South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon as saying on Thursday.