N. Korea talks reach a tentative accord
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BEIJING -- Envoys from six nations reached a tentative agreement early today on the first steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament, a potential breakthrough in talks that have faltered repeatedly since 2003.
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President Roh Moo-hyun and US President George W. Bush agreed to the early resumption of the six-party talks to end North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons program, Cheong Wa Dae said yesterday.
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Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are to continue, with China proposing a draft agreement.
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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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North Korea has agreed to fully account for and disable its nuclear program by the end of this year, the top U.S. nuclear negotiator said on Sunday.
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The date when North Korea shuts its nuclear reactor now rests on discussions between it and five other countries that signed a disarmament deal, a U.N. nuclear watchdog official said on Saturday after talks in Pyongyang.
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The tentative agreement sets a 60-day deadline for North Korea to disable its nuclear facilities and to allow inspectors back into the country.
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Six countries reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on initial steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament that could usher in the first concrete progress after more than three years of talks marked by delays, deadlock and the communist country's first nuclear test explosion.
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U.S. and North Korean negotiators will start talks on Monday aimed at normalizing diplomatic ties as part of a complex agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs for aid.
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The six-nation deal to shut down North Korea's nuclear facility, four months after Pyongyang conducted its first nuclear test, was reached yesterday largely because President Bush was willing to give U.S. negotiators new flexibility to reach an agreement, U.S. officials and Asian diplomats said...
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Negotiators reached a draft agreement today on a deal to begin disarming North Koreaâs nuclear weapons program, the chief American negotiator said. The deal is now being reviewed by the governments of the six nations in the talks.
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Talks to end North Korea's nuclear program fell short of an accord on Saturday, snagging on disputes over how and when to compensate Pyongyang for disarming, but envoys said the gulf between the parties was narrowing.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 28 -- Negotiators in Afghanistan said Tuesday they had reached agreement on a deal that will allow 19 South Korean church volunteers to go free after six weeks in Taliban captivity, apparently ending a hostage crisis that has gripped both nations, officials said.
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The two Koreas will hold talks late this month aimed at improving relations, a South Korean official said Thursday, the first sign of easing tensions between the countries after the North signed a nuclear disarmament agreement.
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North Korea said on Monday that the standoff over frozen funds had been resolved and it would now start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February.
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North Korea moved a step closer to fulfilling a promise to shutter its main nuclear reactor after agreeing with international monitors Friday on how to verify a shutdown.
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North Korea on Friday eased its tough stance against the United States, saying it is willing to resume stalled six-way talks on its nuclear weapons if Washington is ready to consider its demands.