Pyongyang to give nuke report this week: Kyodo

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will hand over a long-delayed report of its nuclear activities on Thursday in a step towards disarmament, Kyodo news agency said in a report from Beijing yesterday, citing sources close to Six-Party Talks on the issue.

In response, the United States will begin the process of removing Pyongyang from a list of nations Washington sees as sponsors of terrorism, the report said, a move that would ease trade sanctions.

Last week, the US envoy to Six-Party Talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons, Christopher Hill, expressed hope that the DPRK would turn in the documents soon, paving the way for a resumption of stalled disarmament talks.