Hopes for progress of talks low

2006-12-18 13:46:52

Six-country talks on scrapping North Korea's nuclear arms resumed on Monday after a one-year standoff, but hopes for progress were not high.

US tells N.Korea to get serious about nuke talks

2006-12-18 09:01:56

US envoy Christopher Hill has called on N.Korea to "get serious" about ending its nuclear weapons programs, as 6-party talks on the issue were set to resume.

N.Korea nuke talks to resume Dec. 18

2006-12-11 16:04:18

Long-stalled international talks on North Korea's nuclear program will resume in Beijing on Dec. 18, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday.

US, N.Korea reach no deal on talks

2006-11-30 09:28:13

US and North Korean diplomats failed to reach an agreement Wednesday on when to resume six-nation talks on Pyongyang's disputed nuclear program.

N.Korea, US, China seek early six-party talks

2006-11-30 09:02:42

North Korea, the United States and host China agreed after two days of meetings on Wednesday to push for an early resumption of stalled six-party talks on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear program, but no date was set.

US, N.Korean envoys to meet again in Beijing

2006-11-29 08:49:09

The top US and North Korean nuclear negotiators were expected to hold a second round of meetings Wednesday, the US State Department said, amid a diplomatic push to resume six-nation talks on Pyongyang's atomic weapons program.

US, Chinese, N.Korean envoys meet in Beijing

2006-11-28 16:03:17

Top nuclear negotiators for China, the United States and North Korea met Tuesday as part of a renewed diplomatic push to resume stalled six-nation talks on North Korea's atomic weapons program.

Envoys gather in Beijing for N.Korea talks

2006-11-28 10:10:51

North Korea's nuclear envoy arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as his counterparts from China, the US, South Korea and Japan were meeting to work out details on the next round of negotiations on dismantling the reclusive communist nation's nuclear weapons program.

Envoys head for China to set up N.Korea talks

2006-11-27 10:27:55

US and South Korean envoys were due to arrive in Beijing on Monday to prepare for six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, which are expected to resume next month.

IAEA chief supports talks on DPRK nuclear issue

2006-11-24 10:58:50

Mohamed ElBaradei, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on Thursday welcomed the positive signals sent by relevant parties about the resumption of talks on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula.

Hill eyes mid-December for N.Korea talks

2006-11-21 16:07:59

The top US negotiator on North Korea said he believed that six-party talks aimed at dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear weapons could restart in mid-December, but stressed the need for preparation as he left Beijing.

Most Japanese favor non-nuclear policy

2006-11-20 13:57:47

Nearly 80% of Japanese favor preserving the country's anti-nuclear weapons policy amid ongoing debate over whether Japan should re-examine its stance.