Improved U.S. ties lures North Korea to nuclear deal: Roh
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South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun 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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The United States and North Korea held "lengthy and substantive" talks on Tuesday, offering a glimmer of hope that six-party negotiations aimed at dismantling the North's nuclear programs may yield progress.
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When South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun   meets President Bush later this week in Washington, the two   will try to resolve differences in managing North Korea, which   has strained ties between the allies.
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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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The United States showed some new flexibility in recent talks with North Korea on the nuclear issue but Pyongyang was unimpressed and is resisting participation in a new round of formal six-party negotiations, U.S. officials and experts said on Friday.
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The two Koreas will hold talks late this month aimed at improving relations, a South Korean official said Thursday, the first sign of easing tensions between the countries after the North signed a nuclear disarmament agreement.
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South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun launched a four-day visit to Moscow aimed at boosting Russia's role in curbing North Korea's nuclear weapons drive and getting greater access to Russian energy riches.
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The White House on Tuesday said the six-party deal on North Korea's nuclear program was an important first step.
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South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun called newly re-elected President Bush and won his agreement that ending the nuclear crisis involving the isolated communist North should be a goal of his second term in office.
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Russia helps solve a North Korea banking dispute, which had hindered a nuclear deal, US officials say.
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The United States and North Korea wrapped up historic talks on establishing diplomatic ties on an optimistic note Tuesday but the U.S. wants Pyongyang to "come clean" about any uranium enrichment program and eliminate all nuclear weapons before normalizing relations.
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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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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 new U.S. lead negotiator for six-party talks on North Korean nuclear programs Tuesday stressed diplomacy to defuse the crisis as Seoul pledged the status quo on its policy of engagement with the communist state.
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North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator plans to visit the United States within days for follow-up talks on a recent disarmament deal, South Korean news reports said Saturday.
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The United States welcomed the prospect of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting next week, as momentum appeared to gather for seizing the opportunity.
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The key players in international efforts to curb North Korea&#39;s nuclear ambitions are picking up the pace in what has become a protracted ritual of talking about talks