North Korea Talks Still On, China Tells Downer
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North Korea's refusal to take part in  working-level talks on the nuclear crisis prompted a diplomatic  flurry on Tuesday with China, the host of the talks, at the  heart of efforts to keep the process on track.
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China has pledged to try reviving talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programs following the isolated, Stalinist state's declaration that it has atomic weapons and is boycotting disarmament negotiations.
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The next round of six-party talks could make concrete progress toward persuading North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons, China said on Tuesday, but no deadline has been set for negotiators.
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China wants to resume talks on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program next week, media said on Tuesday, with a session likely to coincide with Pyongyang starting to shut its reactor and weapons-grade plutonium source.
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China&#39;s President, Hu Jintao, and Premier, Wen Jiabao, are due to meet North Korea&#39;s number two leader as part of efforts to revive stalled talks on the nuclear standoff.
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North Korea plans to delay resuming nuclear discussions and has told China that there is no point in continuing the talks at all, a senior US official said yesterday.
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North Korea's second ranking leader was scheduled to meet with China's two most powerful men as Beijing persisted in its efforts to revive stalled talks on the nuclear standoff.
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China wants to work with the US to bring North Korea back to negotiations aimed at persuading Pyongyang to give up its nuclear-weapons program, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said.
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The US and China express hope that North Korea will return to nuclear talks, despite no progress in September.
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BEIJING North Korea&#39;s refusal to take part in working-level talks on dismantling its nuclear programs prompted a diplomatic flurry on Tuesday with China, the host of the negotiations, at the heart of efforts to advance the discussions.
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Disarmament talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program will resume next week, China said Monday, announcing an apparent end to Pyongyang's 13-month-old boycott of the negotiations over U.S. financial sanctions.
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TOKYO -- China has proposed holding working level talks to pave the way for a fourth round of six-party discussions on ending North Korea's nuclear arms programs, diplomatic sources said yesterday.
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Countries from China to Germany urged  North Korea on Friday to return to talks on ending its nuclear  programs after the communist state announced it had nuclear  weapons and had pulled out of disarmament discussions.
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Chinese officials report that a senior North Korean leader says his country wants to remain on track with six-nation negotiations on its nuclear ambitions.
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The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it remains hopeful six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear program can resolve the crisis on the peninsula.
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China will try to nudge North Korea to  resume stalled talks on ending its nuclear programs when  Pyongyang's No. 2 leader visits on Monday, but economic issues  will also be high on the agenda.
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North Korea's No. 2 leader has told China that his country still regards six-nation talks on the dispute over its nuclear program as the best way to reach a solution, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Tuesday.