Cautious US hope on N Korea talks
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The US envoy negotiating with North Korea says he hopes talks on its nuclear programme will start soon.
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North Korea called Wednesday for direct talks with the United States over a potential missile test, but the Bush administration rejected the overture, saying threats aren&#039;t the way to seek dialogue.
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The planned resumption next week of six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear programs has fanned speculation about a U.S.-North Korean trade-off that is making both supporters and skeptics of a potential deal uneasy.
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US envoy Christopher Hill says the US will persevere in talks with N Korea, as he begins a regional tour.
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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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Secretary of State Colin Powell will  try to revive talks to scrap North Korea's nuclear programs on  a trip to Asia starting on Saturday but his chances are limited  by uncertainty over the outcome of the U.S. election.
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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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North Korea has said an early resumption of six-party talks on its nuclear arms programme will be difficult, and it wants to see how US President George W. Bush deals
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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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Six-party talks aimed at reining in North Korea1s nuclear program began with cautious optimism as Pyongyang1s envoy said he was ready to discuss initial steps towards disarming
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US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill could still travel to North Korea for a bilateral meeting if Pyongyang agrees to restart stalled talks on nuclear disarmament, the US ambassador in Seoul said.
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Hopes for a September round of  six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis evaporated  Tuesday as Pyongyang hinted it was awaiting the outcome of the  U.S. presidential race.
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North Korea is proposing holding military talks with the United States, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday, less than a week before a new round of talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms program is due to begin.
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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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The US says it hopes North Korea nuclear talks could resume in July, as UN monitors head to Pyongyang.
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The chief US negotiator with North Korea has said he expects progress in next week's multinational talks on scrapping its nuclear weapons.
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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 as the United States spoke of at least one hurdle in the way.