U.S. holds out hope for North Korea nuclear steps
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Six-party talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions enter a third day on Friday after envoys settled on a set of tasks the United States said could be carried out this year, rather than a disarmament timetable.
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Talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions on Thursday veered away from setting a deadline for the next phase of disarmament but settled on a set of tasks the United States said could be carried out this year.
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The United States said Friday it was "still waiting" for North Korea's full account of its nuclear programs, after Pyongyang said it fulfilled a disarmament deal by declaring them in November.
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The United States was pinning hopes on more one-on-one talks with North Korea on Wednesday to achieve progress at multinational negotiations on dismantling the communist state's nuclear arms program.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - The United States and Japan expect North Korea to keep to an agreement to begin work on scrapping its nuclear weapons program, U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday.
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The top U.S. negotiator with North Korea said on Thursday there is reason to believe talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions can make progress when they resume next week but said there are no guarantees.
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The United States has seen signs in  recent days that North Korea is preparing to shut down its  Yongbyon nuclear complex as called for under a six-country  agreement, a U.S. official said on Monday, but other officials  were more cautious.
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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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Hopes rose Friday that North Korea will start its promised nuclear shutdown as UN atomic inspectors prepared to leave for Pyongyang, but the North&#39;s military said US hostility could still scupper the disarmament deal.
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The United States expects North Korea to fully account for its program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons as a part of the deal it struck to start scrapping its atomic arms, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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The United States expects North Korea to maintain a freeze on missile tests, and a test-fire would draw an appropriate response, President Bush&#039;s spokesman said Sunday.
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North Korea should move quickly to shut down its source of bomb-grade plutonium, a top U.S. envoy said on Tuesday, voicing hope that stalled six-party talks on scrapping its nuclear arms program could resume next month.
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After months of mixed signals, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il says his country has nuclear weapons. Here's how the U.S. hopes to persuade him to give them up
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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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The United States have gone into another round of direct talks with North Korea despite reporting no progress in the campaign to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear arms.
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The United States demanded on Tuesday that North Korea offer real steps to nuclear disarmament at six-country negotiations, which China announced would resume on February 8 in Beijing.
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The United States has seen signs in recent days that North Korea is preparing to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear complex as called for under a six-country agreement, a U.S. official said on Monday, but other officials were more cautious.