Propects for NKorea nuclear talks clouded: South Korean FM
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SEOUL : South Korea&#39;s foreign minister indicated Friday that prospects had diminished for proposed six-way talks later this month to end North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons drive.
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North Korea was reluctant to accept a United States plan to give up its nuclear program but would probably attend the next round of talks on the impasse, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said after a brief visit to Pyongyang.
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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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North Korea was probably pushed to take a deal to shut down its nuclear reactor in return for aid because of its faltering economy and limited diplomatic options, a senior South Korean official said on Friday.
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A visit by the U.N. atomic watchdog to  Pyongyang set for next week is on hold, a North Korean official  said on Thursday, casting uncertainty over disarmament moves  even as the top U.S. nuclear envoy made a surprise trip to the  North.
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A visit by the U.N. atomic watchdog to Pyongyang set for next week is on hold, a North Korean official said on Thursday, casting uncertainty over disarmament moves even as the top U.S. nuclear envoy made a surprise trip to the North.
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Hopes for a September round of  six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis were  evaporating on Tuesday as Pyongyang hinted it was awaiting the  outcome of the U.S. presidential race.
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South Korea's top nuclear negotiator left for Japan to discuss ways to break a deadlock in six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, officials said.
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North Korea may conduct another nuclear test or engage in saber rattling next week when it sits down at six-country talks on ending its nuclear weapons program, South Korea's defense minister said on Friday.
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Shortage may spur Pyongyang back to six-party nuclear talks, analysts say.
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TOKYO - South Korea hopes to break the impasse over North Koreaâs nuclear ambitions through a bilateral summit meeting, according to an interview with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hai-Chan published in Japan on Friday.
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North Korea remains committed to six-party talks over its nuclear weapons programs but the US presidential elections are influencing its decisions, a British minister has stated after returning from Pyongyang.
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North Korea set three conditions on Friday to be met before it would consider returning to six-party talks on its nuclear programs.
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South Korea is sceptical about reaching a substantive agreement at the next round of six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea&#39;s nuclear programmes, Seoul&#39;s top negotiator to the talks said today.
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North Korea is seriously considering its  role in talks on its nuclear plans because of what it sees as a  concerted campaign to topple the North's system, the North  Korean Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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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.
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The transfer of North Korean funds in a  Macau bank, whose delay has stalled a nuclear disarmament deal,  should be completed this week, Yonhap news agency on Wednesday  quoted a senior South Korean official as saying.