Diplomatic push on N Korea talks
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Intense diplomatic efforts are under way to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programme.
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North Korea is urging an end to what it calls U.S. hostility, while Washington believes the time is ripe for real progress when six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs restart on Monday.
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U.S. and North Korean negotiators start talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing diplomatic ties as part of a agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs for aid.
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Six-party talks on winding up North Korea's nuclear weapons program resume on Thursday, with Pyongyang pressing the United States to "abandon its hostile policy" as they negotiate first steps.
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The top U.S. envoy at stalled North Korean disarmament talks said Thursday that the United States wants to meet with South Korea, Japan, Russia and China next week to figure out a way to persuade North Korea to return to negotiations.
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Top negotiators from the United States and North Korea met on Saturday for two days of talks meant to advance an international drive to end Pyongyang's nuclear program.
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Top North Korea and US envoys meet to discuss reviving six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear plans.
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Chief US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill called Friday for movement from North Korea on the long-running international row over its nuclear weapons programme after talks with his Russian counterpart.
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North Korea's military calls for direct talks with the US, as UN nuclear inspectors head to Pyongyang.
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Landmark US-North Korea talks on normalizing relations were to get underway Monday amid questions in Washington over whether US intelligence had exaggerated Pyongyang's nuclear threat.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell joined with Japanese leaders today to appeal again to North Korea to resume the stalled negotiations over the future of its nuclear
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With North Korea&#39;s nuclear tension in a 22-month impasse, Seoul is seeking to take on a more active role to resolve the issue.
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China and South Korea said they were pushing to hold six-nation talks on the North's nuclear ambitions at an Asian security forum here, where the issue promises to dominate the agenda.
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Pyongyang will participate in six-party talks aimed at resolving the nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula, a Foreign Office Minister said on Monday.
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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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December 09, 2004 ã¡ A senior US official came to Seoul yesterday to create momentum for talks aimed at halting North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons program.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell sought to  hammer out a strategy with Japan on Sunday to persuade North  Korea to return to six-party talks on scrapping its suspected  nuclear weapons programs.