N.Korea Seen Using South Atomic Issue to Stall Talks
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South Korea Monday shrugged off North Korean criticism of the South's experiments with nuclear materials as familiar posturing that would not rule out the mercurial communist North's return to atomic arms talks.
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South Korea's foreign minister sounded a note of caution ahead of six-nation talks on freezing the North's nuclear program, saying Wednesday there is far to go before a final agreement is reached. The negotiations &#151; which involve the United States, the two Koreas, China, Russia and Japan &#151; are set to resume Feb. 8 in Beijing.
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North and South Korea are restoring ties during talks this week following the communist country's pledge to shut down its nuclear reactor
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SEOUL, March 2 -- South Korea on Friday added pressure on North Korea to comply with an international disarmament agreement, refusing the impoverished nation's demand to restore full aid shipments until after its main nuclear reactor is shut down.
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This week&#39;s talks between Japan and North Korea show that efforts to hold another round of six-party negotiations on the North&#39;s nuclear program are gathering pace, South Korea&#39;s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
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North and South Korea will resume high-level talks this month following a landmark nuclear deal
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North Korea was reluctant to accept a United States plan to give up its nuclear program but would probably attend the next round of talks on the impasse, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said after a brief visit to Pyongyang.
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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 top U.S. nuclear negotiator said Friday that he will use weekend talks with North Korea to resolve issues that could impede progress in broader international talks over its nuclear program.
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The chief U.S. nuclear envoy sought to   contact Pyongyang to help resume stalled six-country talks on   ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program but was rebuffed,   a South Korean official said on Wednesday.
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North Korea was probably pushed to take a deal to shut down its nuclear reactor in return for aid because of its faltering economy and limited diplomatic options, a senior South Korean official said on Friday.
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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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A US-appointed man on nuclear issue met with his South Korean counterpart in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss how to resume the stalled six-party nuclear talks.
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While asserting that North Korea may be bluffing in claiming to have nuclear weapons, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon urged Pyongyang to resume negotiations "as a responsible member of the international community."
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TOKYO - South Korea hopes to break the impasse over North Koreaâs nuclear ambitions through a bilateral summit meeting, according to an interview with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hai-Chan published in Japan on Friday.
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South Korea and the United States are hoping China can bring unruly ally North Korea back to stalled talks on dismantling its nuclear weapons programs, Seoul's foreign minister said.
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North Korea has postponed the first inter-Korean dialogue of this year, citing time constraints, South Korean officials said Monday.