Ahead of North Korea Talks, Negotiators Tamp Down Expectations
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Negotiators are wary over how the North Koreans will respond to talks since their first atomic blast test more than two months ago.
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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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WASHINGTON -- The United States, taking a step Pyongyang has long desired, will begin normalization talks with North Korea in New York next week but the State Department yesterday played down expectations.
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BEIJING -- After a 13-month boycott, a nuclear test, and much posturing, North Korea returns tomorrow to six-nation negotiations that have yielded few results and resume with few expectations.
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Talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms program fell short of an accord on Saturday as a dispute over how to compensate Pyongyang for taking disarmament steps clouded prospects for agreement on an initial plan.
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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.
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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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Grinding talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions will shift to technical wrangling over disarmament steps, envoys said on Friday as they endorsed a broad plan lacking any deadline.
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SEOUL - North Korea set three conditions on Friday to be met before it would consider returning to six-party talks on its nuclear programmes.
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Top negotiators from the United States and North Korea met on Saturday for two days of talks meant to advance an international drive to end Pyongyang's nuclear program.
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Hopes are fading that Pyongyang will attend a fourth round of talks on ending its nuclear weapons programs, following revelations about South Korean nuclear tests.
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Talks to end North Korea's nuclear program fell short of an accord on Saturday, snagging on disputes over how and when to compensate Pyongyang for disarming, but envoys said the gulf between the parties was narrowing.
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Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are extended amid signs that a deal may be close.
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Grinding talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions will shift to technical wrangling over disarmament steps, envoys said on Friday as they prepared to endorse a broad plan lacking a deadline.
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Analysis: Why something like optimism hovers over the talks on Pyongyang's nukes
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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 their way.
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Envoys at talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear program said Monday that the possibility of a last-minute breakthrough rested solely with Pyongyang, dimming hopes for progress as the negotiations entered their final day.