Rice "cautiously optimistic" on North Korea talks
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday she is cautiously optimistic that it may be possible to begin carrying out a September 2005 agreement on ending North Korea's nuclear programs.
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Chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill struck an optimistic note on Tuesday ahead of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program, suggesting they could settle on a disarmament timetable in coming days.
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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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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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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.
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The United States has assumed since  the mid-1990s that North Korea could make nuclear weapons,  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday, playing down  a dramatic announcement from Pyongyang.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday a North Korean nuclear test would be "a very provocative act," and she prodded Asian nations to rethink their relationships with the North Koreans.
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"But it is positive that we are talking about it. Surely, when we talk our positions will become more understandable."  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Cuba was on the verge of a 'major transition,' and chided Spain on Friday for doing business with Fidel Castro while not working more to support dissidents in the communist island nation.Rice's one-day visit here was meant to smooth over a three-year downturn in relations between Washington and the government Madrid, but the disagreement over Cuba has threatened to wash away any growing good will. At issue is Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos's decision to snub Cuban dissidents on a visit to Havana in April. Read more
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The United States says stalled international talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program could resume in China within the next week.
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Chief U.S. negotiator Chris Hill struck an optimistic note on Tuesday ahead of six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program, saying they could agree on an ambitious disarmament schedule in coming days.
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Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program could move ahead in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday, welcoming Pyongyang's invitation to U.N. inspectors.
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Analysis: Why something like optimism hovers over the talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  said on Friday she saw no evidence Iran was willing to freeze  sensitive nuclear activity following talks between Tehran and  the European Union.
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The United States&#39; top negotiator with North Korea said Friday he is optimistic of a deal within a month over frozen funds that have blocked an agreement to end Pyongyang&#39;s nuclear weapons programme.
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Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing  North Korea to carry out nuclear disarmament could move ahead  in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday,  welcoming Pyongyang&#39;s invitation to U.N. inspectors.
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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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Secretary of State-designate  Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday sent North Korea a two-pronged  message, insisting the United States has no plans to invade the  isolated communist state but stressing it does have a deterrent  against hostile actions by Pyongyang.