Guarded hope greets proposal at North Korea talks
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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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A groundbreaking plan to curtail North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions in return for energy aid and security assurances edged toward approval on Tuesday as envoys to six-party talks waited for Pyongyang to give its nod.
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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 U.S. envoy was hopeful and his South Korean counterpart wary as delegates from six countries gathered on Thursday for talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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Talks on North Korea's nuclear programs resumed on a positive note Thursday, with the Chinese hosts distributing a draft agreement and the North agreeing in principle to initial steps to disarm.
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BEIJING -- Negotiators at the North Korea nuclear talks yesterday haggled over details of initial steps to disarm the communist country, but the main US envoy said he was encouraged by agreements on broad principles.
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The U.S. envoy was hopeful and his South Korean counterpart wary as delegates from six countries opened talks on Thursday aimed at dismantling North Korea's 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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Top North Korea and US envoys meet to discuss reviving six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear plans.
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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.
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North Korea's military proposed Friday holding direct talks with U.S. forces, an unusual plea amid recent progress on the nuclear standoff between the two countries.
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Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are to continue, with China proposing a draft agreement.
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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, paving the way for restoration of aid to the North and reunions for families split by the divided peninsula.
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South Korea&#39;s foreign minister called Tuesday &quot;for a more creative and realistic&quot; proposal that would lure North Korea back to six-nation talks over its nuclear program.
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Six-party negotiations on closing Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program resumed on Thursday, with hopes raised for agreement on first steps after milestone talks between U.S. and North Korean envoys in Berlin last month.
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US disarmament experts had &quot;very positive&quot; talks on detailing a plan to disable North Korea&#39;s nuclear facilities during their latest trip to the communist state, South Korean officials said Sunday.
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The White House said on Wednesday it was hopeful North Korea would return very soon to six-party nuclear talks and that the proposal it made last year should be the starting point to resolve the crisis.