SKorea: North wants improved ties to US
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North Korea wants the standoff over its nuclear weapons program resolved in order to forge better ties with the United States, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Friday.
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The US and North Korea hold "very good" talks aimed at normalising bilateral ties, the top US negotiator says.
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North Korea appealed at high-level talks Thursday for aid from South Korea, which appeared resistant to promising major assistance until Pyongyang keeps its pledge to start dismantling its nuclear weapons program.
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U.S. and North Korean officials start talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing diplomatic ties as part of a agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs for aid.
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South Korea plans to intensify diplomatic  efforts to hold six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear programs  in early October now chances look slim for a meeting this  month, the foreign minister told Reuters on Thursday.
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South Korea and the United States opened new talks aimed at reshaping their half-century-old military alliance, moves that have sparked security jitters here.
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South Korea's president warns influential US opinion formers not to take an aggressive stance on North Korea.
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South Korea's president said on Friday he sees the North Korean government as stable and wanting to resolve the nuclear issue to improve relations with the United States.
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KYERYONG, South Korea  - South Korean President  Roh Moo-hyun called on Friday for an upgrade to the country's  defense capabilities to better equip its 690,000 strong  military to deter the communist North.
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US Ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow hopes to attend an inter-Korean forum in North Korea next month, Yonhap news agency said Sunday.
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South Korea&#39;s foreign minister called Tuesday &quot;for a more creative and realistic&quot; proposal that would lure North Korea back to six-nation talks over its nuclear program.
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The United States has urged China to work harder to persuade North Korea to return to talks over its nuclear weapons drive. US special envoy, Joseph DeTrani, has asked Beijing to step up efforts to bring Pyongyang
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North Korea on Friday announced it would return to six-party nuclear talks and would consider treating the United States as a "friend," shortly after a visiting U.S. congressional delegation said the North appeared ready to negotiate.
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North Korea's military calls for direct talks with the US, to discuss security on the Korean peninsula.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell urged North Korea yesterday to rejoin nuclear disarmament talks if it wants international aid, while South Korea ended a high alert triggered by holes cut into a border fence.
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South Korea urged the United States to try talking to North Korea instead of taking a hard line over its nuclear plans, while Pyongyang said it would be "quite possible" to solve the crisis if Washington changed its stance.
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December 09, 2004 ã¡ A senior US official came to Seoul yesterday to create momentum for talks aimed at halting North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons program.