Guarded hope as North Korea talks eye deal
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The prospect of initial steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear arms program brightened on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend operations at a nuclear plant within two months.
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Recent talks between a U.S.-led team of nuclear experts and North Korea were "businesslike" and "positive," an official said Saturday, raising hopes for a deal soon on how to disable the North's nuclear facilities.
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Negotiators over North Korea's nuclear program prepared on Thursday to consider a proposed deal that promises rare progress toward disarmament, as Pyongyang said it was willing to consider initial steps.
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Hopes for a September round of of six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis were evaporating on Tuesday as Pyongyang hinted it was
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North Korea is willing to take initial  steps toward ending its nuclear arms program, South Korean  officials said after six-party talks opened on Thursday,  hinting at rare progress in talks which have ended in stalemate  for years.
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Six-party negotiations on closing Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program resumed on Thursday, with hopes raised for agreement on first steps after milestone talks between U.S. and North Korean envoys in Berlin last month.
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BEIJING -- Deadlocked on Sunday over energy aid to North Korea, envoys to six-nation talks on the Pyongyang government's nuclear weapons program gave themselves one more day to reach agreement on first steps toward eliminating the program.
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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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SEOUL -- North and South Korea are restoring ties during talks this week following the communist country's pledge to shut down its nuclear reactor, paving the way for restoration of aid to the North and reunions for families split by the divided peninsula.
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While talks between the U.S. and North Korea seem to be progressing, Tokyo and Pyongyang are at an impasse
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Negotiators saw no compromise in bruising six-party nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea on Tuesday and urged Pyongyang to come to the table with a realistic offer -- and a festive spirit.
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Top negotiators from the United States and North Korea said on Saturday they had made progress on the first day of talks meant to advance an international effort to end Pyongyang's nuclear program.
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US officials are cautious at reports that North Korea is ready to rejoin talks on its nuclear weapons programme.
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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, paving the way for restoration of aid to the North and reunions for families split by the divided peninsula.
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Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are poised to resume, with hopes high for some progress.
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Japan and North Korea hold talks Wednesday for the first time in six months to discuss tense ties amid rare, albeit cautious, signs of optimism between the arch-foes.
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The U.S. envoy was hopeful and his South Korean counterpart wary as delegates from six countries gathered on Thursday for talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program.