N.Korea moves towards implementing nuclear deal
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North Korea has invited a delegation of the United Nations nuclear watchdog to visit the country in what could be a first step toward implementing an international agreement intended to curb its nuclear program.
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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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North Korea and the United States appeared closer to a deal today that could, within weeks, start the process of shutting down the Northâs nuclear weapons program.
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North Korea has invited a delegation  of the United Nations nuclear watchdog to visit the country in  what could be a first step towards implementing an  international agreement intended to curb its nuclear programme.
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North and South Korea are restoring ties during talks this week following the communist country's pledge to shut down its nuclear reactor
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U.N. nuclear monitors arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to discuss the communist nation's plans to fulfill its long-delayed pledge to shut down its main nuclear reactor.
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North Korea appears to have started complying with a recent nuclear disarmament agreement, but U.S. intelligence officials are telling skeptical lawmakers they will continue to watch the country's actions closely.
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The key players in international efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions are picking up the pace in what has become a protracted ritual of talking about talks and discussing how to entice the North's recalcitrant government back into negotiations.
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North Korea is willing to take initial  steps toward ending its nuclear arms program, South Korean  officials said after six-party talks opened on Thursday,  hinting at rare progress in talks which have ended in stalemate  for years.
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U.S. and North Korean negotiators 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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North Korea appears almost certain to miss a deadline in a nuclear deal, a development that is unlikely to scuttle the disarmament-for-aid pact it reached with regional powers but could hamper its implementation.
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Intense diplomatic efforts are under way to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programme.
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North Korea is committed to a disarmament agreement reached in February but wants sanctions against it lifted first, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday on return from the reclusive communist state.
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North Korea hopes that a permanent peace treaty with the U.S. will enable it to spend less on its military.
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U.N. inspectors today began monitoring North Koreaâs promise to scale back its nuclear weapons program.
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SEOUL -- North Korea seemed ready yesterday to take a first step toward scaling back its nuclear weapons program, perhaps this weekend, as UN inspectors prepared to monitor the shutdown of its sole operating atomic reactor.
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This week's talks between Japan and North  Korea show efforts to hold more six-party talks on the North's  nuclear plans are gathering pace and most countries want a  meeting before the year ends, South Korea said on Wednesday.