Guarded hope as North Korea talks eye deal
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The prospect of initial steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear arms programme brightened on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend operations at its nuclear facilities within two months.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed cautious optimism Thursday that North Korea would stick to a deal to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.
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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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Delegates to six-party talks began converging on the Chinese capital on Wednesday seeking to defuse North Korea's smoldering nuclear crisis, but envoys and analysts cautioned that any final deal is a distant prospect.
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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 US presidential race.
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Hopes for a September round of  six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis evaporated  Tuesday as Pyongyang hinted it was awaiting the outcome of the  U.S. presidential race.
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Prospects of ending North Korea's  nuclear arms ambitions brightened a little on Friday as  negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend  activities at a nuclear plant as a first step to dismantlement.
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North Korea and Japan briefly resumed talks Thursday as part of a deal aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear programme, a day after they nearly collapsed over the North's abductions of Japanese citizens.
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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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Negotiators saw no compromise in bruising six-party nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea on Tuesday and urged Pyongyang to come to the table with a realistic offer -- and a festive spirit.
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Officials close to talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear program say it is doubtful a new round of six-way talks to end the North Korean nuclear impasse will occur this month.
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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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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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The banking dispute holding up a North Korean nuclear weapons deal looked on Friday to be almost resolved but few expected it to prompt the hermit state to actually start dismantling its atomic armory any time soon.
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The prospect of initial steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear arms program brightened a little on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend operations at a nuclear plant within two months.
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NEW YORK -- The United States said it had "very good" talks with North Korea yesterday and it appeared that a deal on ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions was on track for now.
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The United States said it had "very good" talks with North Korea on Tuesday and it appeared that a deal on ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions was on track for now.