US to delay troop redution in S. Korea
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The United States will cut one-third of its troops in South Korea in several phases by 2008, three years behind its original schedule, the South Korean Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday afternoon.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Japan, China and South Korea beginning next week for talks on the stalled effort to end the impasse over North Korea's nuclear program, Iraq, terrorism and other matters, the State Department said.
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North Korea&#39;s reluctance to resume talks to end its nuclear weapons programs will delay a multilateral security guarantee and aid for the Stalinist state, US Secretary of State Colin Powell told AFP in an interview Wednesday.
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A much-anticipated ceremony to transfer   operational command from U.S-led forces to Iraq's new army was   postponed on Saturday at the last minute amid confusion, a U.S.   military spokesman said, citing poor planning.
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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.
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South Korean and U.S. officials are  discussing a possible visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell  to Seoul next week, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, just  two weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
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The United States, under pressure  from South Korea, has agreed to stretch over an additional  three years until 2008 the withdrawal of 12,500 American  troops, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
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The United States plans to withdraw  about 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia in a major realignment  of American military presence prompted by the end of the Cold  War and the beginning of the war on terrorism, U.S. officials  said on Saturday.
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South Korea and the United States were discussing a last-minute deal until late Friday night over how to deal with the North Korean nuclear issue ahead of the summit meeting between
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Supporters of a resolution that would impose limited sanctions on North Korea agreed to delay a vote in the hope that China can pressure Pyongyang to return to six-party talks on its nuclear program and halt missile tests, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Monday.
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WASHINGTON: North Korea has apparently decided against holding six-party talks on dismantling its suspected nuclear arms programs until after the Nov 2 US presidential election, a senior US official said on Tuesday.
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South Korea on Friday delayed a full resumption of aid shipments to North Korea until the communist regime shuts down its main atomic reactor
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The Pentagon backs a pause in the drawdown of troops next summer to assess its impact on Iraqi security
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South Korea and the United States closed  a round of defense talks in Seoul on Friday aimed at scheduling  a reduction of U.S. troops on the Korean peninsula without  agreeing on the timeline of the realignment.
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An amendment to set a timetable for US troop withdrawal was defeated Wednesday.
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The United States and South Korea agreed Friday to give Seoul operational control over South Korean forces in wartime in 2012, officials said.
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South Korea said on Tuesday it asked the United States to accept another year&#39;s delay in the drafting of a divisive treaty banning human cloning to allow time for