U.S. to Hold Direct Talks in North Korea on Arms
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The Bush administration dispatched its top negotiator for one-on-one talks about North Koreaâs nuclear arsenal.
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The top U.S. negotiator on North Korea's nuclear program said Thursday he hopes six nations meeting in China next week will be able to take the first concrete steps toward eventual dismantling of the communist nation's nuclear weapons.
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A senior U.S. official may meet his  North Korean counterpart in Beijing this week as diplomats  prepare for six-party talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear  ambitions, the State Department said on Monday.
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North Korea called Friday for military talks with the United States, as UN atomic inspectors prepared to return to Pyongyang to supervise the shutdown of its nuclear programme.
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Envoys to North Korean disarmament talks began gathering Wednesday, and the chief U.S. negotiator said he expected "hard bargaining" over new proposals to get the North to abandon its nuclear programs.
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The main U.S. negotiator on North Korea said Saturday he believes the next round of international arms talks with the communist state could produce real progress.
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North Korea hosted U.S. envoys at its mission in Geneva on Sunday for the second and final day of talks aimed at smoothing relations between the 1950-53 Korean War opponents and speeding up Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament.
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US and North Korean diplomats will hold their second round of meetings in two days Wednesday in an invigorated push to resume six-party negotiations aimed at unravelling Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, a senior US official said.
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The United States, Japan and South Korea  agreed on Friday to try to arrange a fresh round of six-party  talks this month on dismantling North Korea's nuclear programs  despite growing concerns it might be tough to do so.
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NEW YORK - The United States and North Korea were set to begin groundbreaking talks Monday as a first step toward normalizing ties and cementing Pyongyang's commitment to scrapping its nuclear arms program.
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North Korea needs to take concrete steps toward dismantling its nuclear weapons program at six-way talks next week in China, the chief U.S. envoy to the discussions said on Saturday.
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BEIJING -- The United States demanded yesterday that North Korea offer real steps to nuclear disarmament at six-country negotiations, which China announced would resume on Feb. 8 in Beijing. A US Treasury official said that talks with Pyongyang on a financial standoff that has overshadowed the nuclear negotiations were inching forward.
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North Korea called on Friday for military talks with the United States for peace and security on the peninsula, while Washington has said it can discuss a peace treaty after Pyongyang abandons its nuclear weapons program.
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Six-party talks on the fate of North Korea's nuclear weapons program resume in Beijing on Thursday with the U.S. envoy denying a report of a prior deal but holding out hopes Pyongyang will offer steps to disarm.
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North Korea on Friday announced it would return to six-party nuclear talks and would consider treating the United States as a "friend," shortly after a visiting U.S. congressional delegation said the North appeared ready to negotiate.
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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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The U.S. and other regional powers will meet Friday to discuss Asian security concerns after North Korea refused to talk with negotiating partners on its nuclear and missile programs, officials said.