The Fourth Round of the Six-Party Talks

16 September 2005

It's make or break for North Korea talks Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 16 Sep 2005 3:22 PM PDT Talks on North Korea's nuclear programs stood at a crossroads on Saturday, with delegates poring over a proposal that could offer a way out of a deadlock over Pyongyang's insistence on its right to atomic energy. Bush and Putin Stand Side by Side on North Korea and Iran New York Times Fri, 16 Sep 2005 2:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 - President Bush and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia tried to play down some obvious differences between them today, declaring that they agreed on the importance of keeping Iran and North Korea free of nuclear weapons. Delegates struggle to salvage North Korea nuclear talks AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 16 Sep 2005 3:54 AM PDT The United States has accused North Korea of showing no interest in wanting to secure electricity for its people as negotiators struggled to salvage talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons drive. North Korea nuclear talks in disarray Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 15 Sep 2005 7:12 PM PDT Talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program were in disarray on Friday as a stand-off over Pyongyang's demand for a light-water reactor was exacerbated by its threat to boost weapons production. North Korea nuclear talks may be stalled again CBC News Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:20 PM PDT The six-nation talks to convince North Korea to give up atomic weapons in exchange for access to electricity, economic aid and security guarantees may be stalled again. China Submits Revised Draft Accord in North Korea Nuclear Talks Bloomberg.com Fri, 16 Sep 2005 2:31 AM PDT Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- China proposed changes to a joint document outlining principles for dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program and asked the other five participating nations to respond by tomorrow, a South Korean official said. North Korea slams U.S. for refusing reactor demand; China proposes new draft Canada.com Fri, 16 Sep 2005 2:44 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) - North Korea criticized the United States for insisting it give up all its nuclear programs without receiving any concessions first, saying Friday it will keep up with its atomic development until given a reactor in exchange for abandoning weapons development. North Korea Nuke Talks Stalemate; New Proposal Considered Voice of America Fri, 16 Sep 2005 9:34 AM PDT With multi-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programs at a stalemate, host China has asked negotiators to look at a new proposal for a joint statement of principles. The aim of this fourth round of negotiations.

15 September 2005

US and North Korea clash at nuclear talks Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 15 Sep 2005 3:07 PM PDT The United States and North Korea clashed over a Pyongyang demand for light-water nuclear reactors for power generation at six-nation talks designed to end the communist country's atomic arms programs. North Korea Demand on Reactor Creates Standoff at Nuclear Talks New York Times Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:03 AM PDT BEIJING, Sept. 15 - North Korea stuck doggedly today to its demand that the outside world build it a new nuclear reactor before it dismantles its nuclear weapons, leaving six-nation negotiations here on the verge of collapse. US tells North Korea to accept deal AFP via Yahoo! News Thu, 15 Sep 2005 1:48 AM PDT The United States urged North Korea to take the deal on offer and give up hopes for nuclear power reactors, as frustrations crept into day three of talks on Pyongyang's atomic weapons drive. Nations to Resume North Korea Nuke Talks ABC News Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:11 PM PDT China Says Six-Party Talks on Dismantling North Korea's Nuclear Program Will Resume Next Week North Korea Says U.S. Is Undermining Nuclear Talks (Update1) Bloomberg.com Thu, 15 Sep 2005 6:58 AM PDT Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea said the U.S. refusal to its demand for internationally funded light-water nuclear reactors is undermining talks in Beijing aimed at dismantling the communist nation's nuclear weapons program. U.S., allies nix North Korea nuke demand USA Today Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:21 PM PDT North Korea insisted Wednesday it should get a nuclear reactor to generate electricity in exchange for abandoning atomic weapons development, but the main U.S. envoy at disarmament talks said Washington and its partners have no intention of meeting the demand. US and North Korea clash at nuclear talks Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News Thu, 15 Sep 2005 3:09 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States and North Korea clashed over a Pyongyang demand for light-water nuclear reactors for power generation at six-nation talks designed to end the communist country's atomic arms programmes. US and North Korea clash at nuclear talks RedNova Thu, 15 Sep 2005 5:32 PM PDT By Brian Rhoads and Teruaki Ueno BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States and North Korea clashed over a Pyongyang demand for light-water nuclear reactors for power generation at six-nation talks designed to end the communist country's atomic arms programs. On the eve of a fourth day of talks on Friday, Washington said the North's stand was holding up an end to a three-year crisis that would allow U.S. Tries to Persuade North Korea to Drop Reactors (Update2) Bloomberg.com Thu, 15 Sep 2005 2:13 AM PDT Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is trying to persuade North Korea to drop its demand for internationally funded light-water reactors when delegations from the two countries meet today in Beijing, chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said. Delegates at North Korea Nuclear Negotiation Say Talks Are Stalled Voice of America Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:05 AM PDT Negotiators at the multi-party North Korea nuclear disarmament talks in Beijing say the process has stalled. Both North Korea and the United States say the issue of Pyongyang's demands for two light-water nuclear reactors has blocked any progress.

14 September 2005

North Korea Sets New Demand for Ending Arms Program: Money to Buy a Civilian Reactor New York Times Wed, 14 Sep 2005 5:47 PM PDT BEIJING, Sept. 14 - North Korea demanded on Wednesday that the United States and other nations give it money to build a new light-water nuclear reactor before it will end its nuclear weapons program, a condition that appeared to undermine prospects for a breakthrough in the talks here. U.S., Allies Nix North Korea Nuke Demand AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 14 Sep 2005 2:22 PM PDT North Korea insisted Wednesday it should get a nuclear reactor to generate electricity in exchange for abandoning atomic weapons development, but the main U.S. envoy at disarmament talks said Washington and its partners have no intention of meeting the demand. U.S. envoy sees no progress in nuclear talks with North Korea USA Today Wed, 14 Sep 2005 9:57 AM PDT The top U.S. negotiator in six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program said Wednesday no progress was made toward resolving a standoff. North Korea insists it be provided with a light-water nuclear reactor for generating power, which the U.S. is not prepared to give. North Korea Talks Resume, Still in a Standoff New York Times Wed, 14 Sep 2005 2:57 AM PDT BEIJING, Sept. 13 - Talks over how to end North Korea's nuclear weapons program resumed in Beijing on Tuesday, but the United States and North Korea showed few signs of settling a dispute over the peaceful uses of nuclear power that broke up previous negotiations. U.S., Allies Nix North Korea Nuke Demand ABC News Wed, 14 Sep 2005 2:38 PM PDT U.S., Allies Refuse North Korea Nuclear Reactor Demand for Abandoning Nuclear Development U.S. and North Korea to Meet One-On-One AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 14 Sep 2005 2:48 AM PDT The top U.S. negotiator on North Korea's nuclear program urged the communist nation Wednesday to focus on concessions already offered in return for a commitment to disarm rather than press new demands. US rules out light water reactors for North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 14 Sep 2005 2:06 AM PDT The United States has ruled out building light water reactors for North Korea as the Stalinist state's demand for the right to peaceful atomic energy took centre stage at nuclear disarmament talks here. U.S., Allies Nix North Korea Nuke Demand ABC News Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:03 AM PDT U.S., Allies Refuse North Korea Nuclear Reactor Demand for Abandoning Atomic Weapons Development US puts onus on North Korea as talks enter second day AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:19 PM PDT The United States has put the onus on North Korea to make concessions as talks on its nuclear weapons programs entered a second day with no sign of a breakthrough.

13 September 2005

North Korea Talks Resume, Still in a Standoff New York Times Tue, 13 Sep 2005 5:25 PM PDT BEIJING, Sept. 13 - Talks over how to end North Korea's nuclear weapons program resumed in Beijing on Tuesday, but the United States and North Korea showed few signs of settling a dispute over the peaceful uses of nuclear power that broke up previous negotiations. North Korea digs in as nuclear talks resume AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:12 AM PDT North Korea vowed to keep pushing for the right to peaceful atomic energy, putting it on a collision course with the United States as six-way talks on its nuclear weapons drive resumed. North Korea Won't Abandon Nuke Programs AP via Yahoo! News Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:50 AM PDT North Korea insisted Tuesday it will not give up its right to civilian nuclear programs, raising questions about the possibility of a breakthrough as six-nation talks aimed at persuading Pyongyang to abandon its atomic weapons resumed after a five-week recess. North Korea holds firm International Herald Tribune Tue, 13 Sep 2005 8:36 AM PDT Kim Kye-gwan, the North's envoy at six-party talks aimed at ending the nuclear standoff. The U.S. and North Korea showed few signs of settling a dispute over peaceful uses of nuclear power. U.S. Rejects North Korea's Stance in Nuclear Talks (Update3) Bloomberg.com Tue, 13 Sep 2005 3:13 PM PDT Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. today rejected North Korea's plans to retain a civilian atomic reactor program, as the two sides remained divided before talks to persuade the communist country to abandon its nuclear ambitions. North Korea rebuffs US on reactors AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 13 Sep 2005 2:03 AM PDT North Korea has vowed to keep pushing for the right to peaceful atomic energy, putting it on a collision course with the United States as six-way talks on its nuclear weapons drive were set to resume. North Korea Won't Abandon Nuke Programs ABC News Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:09 PM PDT North Korea Insists It Won't Give Up Its Right to Civilian Nuclear Programs North Korea insists on peaceful nuclear program International Herald Tribune Tue, 13 Sep 2005 3:12 AM PDT Kim Kye-gwan, the North's envoy at six-party talks aimed at ending the nuclear standoff, arrived in Beijing Tuesday. North Korea said it had the right to a civilian atomic program, dimming prospects for progress in negotiations. Wayward food aid in North Korea? US News & World Report Tue, 13 Sep 2005 7:01 AM PDT It is a question that policymakers in the Bush administration, other governments, and private relief agencies have pondered for years: How much of the considerable international food aid sent to hungry North Korea has been diverted away from its intended beneficiaries? The debate is not likely to end, but a significant study released this month by the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North

12 September 2005

North Korea nuclear talks to resume USA Today Mon, 12 Sep 2005 7:42 AM PDT Envoys to talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program will try again to resolve the standoff, as the United States resists demands by the communist state for civilian nuclear reactors. North Korea needs power, but should it be nuclear? AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 11 Sep 2005 9:24 PM PDT North Korea's sincerity in demanding a civilian nuclear programme for peaceful purposes will be tested when new six-nation talks resume in Beijing on Tuesday, experts say. Six-Party Talks on North Korea to Resume in Beijing Voice of America Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:14 AM PDT In Beijing, the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program have resumed. The United States has been saying since October 2002 that North Korea has a secret nuclear weapons program. North Korea Nuclear Talks to Resume ABC News Mon, 12 Sep 2005 1:12 AM PDT North Korea Nuclear Talks to Resume Amid Disagreement on 'Peaceful' Atomic Program U.S. to Renew Push for North Korea to Give Up Nuclear Program Bloomberg.com Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:03 PM PDT U.S. Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. negotiators will renew efforts to convince North Korea to give up its civilian reactors when six- nation talks about the communist nation's nuclear weapons program resume in Beijing tomorrow after a five-week break. U.S. and North Korea nearing a solution -- expert Russian Information Agency Novosti Mon, 12 Sep 2005 9:57 AM PDT MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - North Korea and the United States are at the point of finding a solution to their bilateral problems similar to the one found by China and the U.S. back in the 1970s, a Russian political expert said, commenting on the six-nation talks on the Korean nuclear problem resuming in Beijing tomorrow. ADVISORY/Human Rights Crisis in North Korea Conference September 16 at Hoover Institution Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 12 Sep 2005 2:19 PM PDT "The Human Rights Crisis in North Korea: Challenges and Opportunities," will be addressed in a day-long conference at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University on September 16. North Korea nuclear talks to resume amid peace problems Pravda Ru Mon, 12 Sep 2005 4:17 AM PDT Representatives to talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program will try to resolve the standoff at six-nation talks, but the main U.S. envoy insisted that the key to a solution lies with Pyongyang. North Korea Nuclear Talks to Resume Sarasota Herald-Tribune Mon, 12 Sep 2005 0:55 AM PDT Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alexeyev arrives at the airport in Beijing, China, Monday, Sept. 12, 2005. Diplomats from Russia, China, the United States, Japan and the two Koreas will restart a fourth round of discussions Tuesday aimed at persuading North Korea to get rid of its nuclear weapons program, the official Xinhua News Agency said. US says ready to settle North Korea nuclear issue Khaleej Times Mon, 12 Sep 2005 4:42 AM PDT SEOUL - The United States is ready to seek a negotiated settlement at multilateral talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons programmes, the top US negotiator to the discussions said on Monday.

11 September 2005

North Korea offers ship if U.S. sends top official Seattle Times Sun, 11 Sep 2005 1:27 AM PDT Negotiations to eliminate North Korea's nuclear weapons remain in limbo, but the North Koreans are giving hints that they might be ready... N.Korea hardens stance ahead of nuclear talks Reuters via Yahoo! News Sun, 11 Sep 2005 5:40 PM PDT Six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs open on Tuesday in Beijing with Pyongyang having hardened its stance on its right to have a civilian program -- a key sticking point in the discussions. U.S. Envoy to Meet S. Korean Officials AP via Yahoo! News Sun, 11 Sep 2005 9:38 AM PDT The top U.S. negotiator to talks on North Korea's nuclear program will meet with South Korean officials Monday before the six-nation negotiations resume, a Foreign Ministry official said Sunday. Glimmer of hope for new North Korean nuclear talks AFP via Yahoo! News Sat, 10 Sep 2005 7:54 PM PDT Open-ended talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program resume this week after a five-week break, with analysts optimistic that some limited progress can be made. North Korea toys with risk and reward - 'The zeal of the workers has increased' Financial Times Sun, 11 Sep 2005 8:51 AM PDT At Pyongyang Wire Factory, business has never been so good. Once limited to making electrical and communications cables for public infrastructure, the state-owned North Korean company now profits from selling its core products and exporting a new line of audio-visual leads. RPT-N.Korea hardens stance ahead of nuclear talks AlertNet Sun, 11 Sep 2005 5:46 PM PDT SEOUL, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programmes open on Tuesday in Beijing with Pyongyang having hardened its stance on its right to have a civilian programme -- a key sticking point in the discussions. 16 S. Korean Firms Picked As Entrants In N.K. Industrial Park Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News Sun, 11 Sep 2005 5:47 PM PDT South Korea's state-run Korea Land Corp. (KLC) said Friday that it has picked 16 companies as the first entrants in the main complex of the Kaesong industrial park in North Korea. S Korean troops in Iraq preparing for US war against North Daily Times Sun, 11 Sep 2005 3:55 PM PDT SEOUL: Communist North Korea said Sunday that South Korean troops serving in Iraq are engaged in US preparations to wage war against the North. The North s official government newspaper Minju Joson urged the South to stop making reckless preparations to do harm to fellow countrymen in North Korea. LDP's Yamasaki hints abductions should not be main 6-way talks issue Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:02 AM PDT _ Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, indicated Sunday that the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea should not be a main issue for the six-nation nuclear talks to be resumed Tuesday. UK group launching N Korean $50m fund Financial Times Sun, 11 Sep 2005 2:10 PM PDT A London-based fund is offering investors the chance to participate in one of the last frontiers of global finance through the $50m Chosun Development and Investment Fund, which will focus on North Korea.

10 September 2005

US adopts tough stand ahead of nuclear talks with North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News Sat, 10 Sep 2005 12:54 PM PDT The United States adopted a tough stand ahead of talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, saying it would not compromise on the hardline communist state's request to maintain peaceful atomic activities. North Korea offers ship if U.S. sends top official Seattle Times Sat, 10 Sep 2005 1:23 PM PDT Negotiations to eliminate North Korea's nuclear weapons remain in limbo, but the North Koreans are giving hints that they might be ready... Nations to Resume North Korea Nuke Talks WINK TV Southwest Florida Sat, 10 Sep 2005 12:44 PM PDT BEIJING Talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear program will resume next week, China said Thursday, even as Pyongyang raised a possible obstacle to progress by renewing its demands for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Korean Peninsula. SDF to upgrade, deploy new radar to detect missiles The Japan Times Sat, 10 Sep 2005 5:08 PM PDT The Defense Agency will improve its missile surveillance network by deploying four new radar units and upgrading seven others by fiscal 2009 to detect ballistic missile launches in North Korea, agency officials said Saturday. Judo-Kye wins third title as Derly makes Brazilian history Reuters via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Sports Sat, 10 Sep 2005 9:01 AM PDT CAIRO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Kye Sun-hui of North Korea won her third straight world title with a stunning throw in Cairo on Saturday. Olympic champion Uchishiba upstaged by Der Junior TurkishPress.com Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:21 AM PDT Brazil's Joao Der Junior swept away Japan's Olympic champion Masato Uchishiba to capture the men's -66kg gold at the judo world championships. Der Junior's ippon win was the highlight of the third day's action which also resulted in titles going to North Korea, China and Hungary. Top U.S. negotiator rules out talks on freezing N. Korean nukes Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News Fri, 09 Sep 2005 6:54 PM PDT _ Top U.S. negotiator to the six-way talks, Christopher Hill, ruled out any talks on freezing North Korea's nuclear activities, stressing the need for Pyongyang to dismantle peaceful and all other nuclear programs. Japan to deploy 11 new radar systems to detect ballistic missiles Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News Fri, 09 Sep 2005 7:37 PM PDT _ The Defense Agency will upgrade its missile surveillance network by deploying 11 new radar systems by fiscal 2009 to detect possible launches of ballistic missiles from North Korea, agency officials said Saturday.

14 August 2005

North Korea attempts a charm offensive International Herald Tribune Tue, 16 Aug 2005 7:13 AM PDT Leaders of North Korea's Workers Party, their Kim Jong Il loyalty buttons firmly in place, visited the National Assembly on Tuesday, a Parliament known for raucous debates that sometimes end in fisticuffs. US multilateralism hits a block over North Korea, Iran Daily Times Tue, 16 Aug 2005 3:13 PM PDT Attempts to make a deal with Iran and North Korea on their nuclear programmes have demonstrated the limits of Washington s new multilateral attitude to diplomacy, according to experts. Food shortage set to worsen in North Korea Channel NewsAsia Tue, 16 Aug 2005 2:59 AM PDT SEOUL : More needs to be done to solve the food shortage situation in North Korea, which has reached serious levels. Putin envoy meets with Kim Jong-Il in North Korea TODAYonline Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:23 PM PDT Portraits of North Korea's late leader Kim Il-Sung (L) and current leader Kim Jong-Il hang at the North Korean embassy in Beijing. Putin envoy meets with Kim Jong-Il in North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:13 PM PDT President Vladimir Putin's envoy to Russia's far eastern region, Konstantin Pulikovsky, met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang to discuss bilateral economic relations, Pulikovsky's spokesman told AFP. S. Korean FM to visit US over North nuclear impasse AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 16 Aug 2005 6:26 AM PDT South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon will visit Washington this week to discuss the impasse in six-nation talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons drive, the ministry said. N. Korea Figures Visit S. Korea Assembly ABC News Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:23 PM PDT North Korea Officials Visit South Korea Parliament in Symbolic Gesture of Reconciliation Pyongyang welcomes show of solidarity from foreign visitors Financial Times Tue, 16 Aug 2005 5:50 PM PDT With the nuclear crisis still unresolved, it can often seem that North Korea has barely a friend in the world. Not so, according to the several hundred nostalgic socialists who took to the streets of Pyongyang at the weekend to support the reclusive state. North Korean women beat South Korea 2-0 in friendly Daily Times Tue, 16 Aug 2005 3:18 PM PDT SEOUL: North Korea beat South Korea 2-0 in a women s football friendly held here Tuesday as part of joint festivities marking the end of Japan s colonial rule over the Korean peninsula 60 years ago.

15 August 2005

US multilateralism hits a block over Iran and North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:53 AM PDT Attempts to make a deal with Iran and North Korea on their nuclear programs have demonstrated the limits of Washington's new multilateral attitude to diplomacy, according to experts. US says diplomacy is key to getting North Korea, Iran to disarm AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 15 Aug 2005 5:32 AM PDT Diplomacy will remain the most important means of convincing North Korea and Iran to give up their nuclear weapons programs, a senior US official said here. Journal from North Korea: Wishing for Chollima Financial Times Mon, 15 Aug 2005 9:06 AM PDT Anna Fifield is the Financial TimesБ─≥ bureau chief in Seoul. She will be in North Korea for the next two weeks and will write an online journal available only on FT.com about her visit to and life in the isolated hermit state. This is the first entry of her online journal. North Korea willing to prove it has no uranium scheme Daily Times Mon, 15 Aug 2005 3:41 PM PDT SEOUL: North Korea is willing to prove it does not have a uranium-based nuclear programme, CNN quoted the country s top negotiator to six-party nuclear talks as saying. ≤Diplomacy is key to getting North Korea, Iran to disarm≥ Khaleej Times Mon, 15 Aug 2005 4:39 AM PDT SINGAPORE - Diplomacy will remain the most important means of convincing North Korea and Iran to give up their nuclear weapons programs, a senior US official said here on Monday. North Korea To Join East Asia Hydrographic Body Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News Sun, 14 Aug 2005 8:56 PM PDT North Korea is to join a regional hydrographic body and is expected to attend the body's general meeting in Seoul in September next year, South Korea's maritime ministry said Monday. NUKEWARS North Korea Reaffirms Desire For Peaceful Resolution To Nuclear Crisis SpaceDaily Sun, 14 Aug 2005 11:31 PM PDT North Korea's number two leader Kim Yong-Nam reaffirmed Sunday his country was seeking a peaceful resolution to the standoff over its nuclear weapons development, state media said. North Korea marking 60th anniversary of countryБ─≥s liberation Itar-Tass Mon, 15 Aug 2005 0:26 AM PDT PYONGYANG, August 15 (Itar-Tass) - - North Korea is marking Day of Revival - the 60th anniversary of the countryБ─≥s liberation from the Japanese occupation on Monday. North Korea ready to produce evidence of absence of nuclear weapons programme Itar-Tass Sun, 14 Aug 2005 10:56 PM PDT NEW YORK, August 15 (Itar-Tass) -- North Korea is ready to produce evidence that the country does not implement the programme for the production of nuclear weapons, North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Gye Gwan said on Sunday.

13 August 2005

The six parties involved in talks on North Korea's nuclear programs remain ... Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News Sat, 13 Aug 2005 3:36 AM PDT _ The six parties involved in talks on North Korea's nuclear programs remain apart not only over whether the North should be allowed to conduct peaceful nuclear activities but also over the North's wish to include in a joint document being drafted a reference to the U.S. "hostile policy" against it, sources close to the talks said Saturday. North Korea blasts US war games Independent Online Sat, 13 Aug 2005 7:47 AM PDT North Korea claims that war games by South Korea and United States are merely a prelude to a full-scale US invasion, and a tactic to compel it to accept US terms in six-party talks on its nuclear programme. North Korea announces rare amnesty amid pressure over HRs Daily Times Fri, 12 Aug 2005 6:17 PM PDT SEOUL: Stalinist North Korea announced Friday a rare amnesty for prisoners as it faces mounting pressure to improve its human rights environment amid a stand-off over its nuclear weapons Drive. CNN founder Ted Turner visits North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News Sat, 13 Aug 2005 10:11 AM PDT CNN founder Ted Turner arrived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang, North Korean official media reported. N. Korea Warns Against Military Exercises AP via Yahoo! News Sat, 13 Aug 2005 3:54 PM PDT North Korea on Saturday criticized joint military exercises involving South Korea and the United States, saying the maneuvers were a final preparation for an attack on the communist state. N. Korea signals cooperation in nuclear talks CNN.com Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:38 PM PDT North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator said that Pyongyang may be willing to offer proof that it does not have a uranium-based weapons program, which the United States claims it does. U.S.-S.Korea war games prelude to war: N.Korea army Reuters via Yahoo! News Sat, 13 Aug 2005 9:22 AM PDT North Korea's military said on Saturday war games by South Korea and United States were a prelude to a U.S. military attack and a tactic to compel it to accept U.S. terms in six-party talks on its nuclear program. Messages of Hope: Christian groups use balloons, smugglers to spread the Gospel to North Korea Winston-Salem Journal Fri, 12 Aug 2005 8:21 PM PDT Lee Min-bok stared across a narrow inlet at the Korean shoreline, using his compass to gauge the gusting wind's direction. N. Korea Warns Against Military Exercises ABC News Sat, 13 Aug 2005 4:12 PM PDT North Korea Warns of Strong Measures Against Planned South Korea-U.S. Military Exercises

12 August 2005

South Korea scrambles to downplay rift with Washington over North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 12 Aug 2005 8:26 AM PDT South Korea scrambled to downplay an apparent policy rift with the United States over North Korea after a senior minister endorsed Pyongyang's right to maintain a civilian nuclear program. North Korea announces rare amnesty amid pressure over human rights AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 12 Aug 2005 1:13 AM PDT Stalinist North Korea announced a rare amnesty for prisoners as it faces mounting pressure to improve its human rights environment amid a stand-off over its nuclear weapons drive. South Korea, China to discuss North Korea nuclear crisis Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 11 Aug 2005 7:34 PM PDT South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon is to hold talks with Chinese officials on North Korea's nuclear crisis on Friday before six-party talks resume at the end of the month. Bush Administration Praised for Handling of North Korea Talks Crosswalk.com Fri, 12 Aug 2005 2:33 PM PDT (CNSNews.com) - A former U.S. ambassador who served as special envoy to North Korea in the administration of President Bill Clinton says that while he has been "a very strong critic of the Bush administration" for the last couple of years, he considers the latest round of nuclear related talks with Pyongyang to be "a resounding success." US: No Rift Between US, South Korea Over North Korea Voice of America Fri, 12 Aug 2005 1:14 AM PDT The United States has denied any rift between Washington and Seoul, after a South Korean official made a statement about North Korea that conflicts with the official U.S. position. North Korea to release prisoners International Herald Tribune Fri, 12 Aug 2005 9:01 AM PDT The move appeared partly intended to improve the international image of the totalitarian regime. Dr Qadeer's son-in-law arrested, UK diplomats attackedISLAMABAD (August 13 2005): A son-in-law of disgraced nuclear Business Recorder Fri, 12 Aug 2005 4:40 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (August 13 2005): A son-in-law of disgraced nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan was being held in custody after an assault on two British diplomats in Islamabad, police said on Friday. American Trys to Feed Needy in N. Korea AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 12 Aug 2005 1:11 AM PDT The only U.S. citizen living permanently in North Korea uses a simple test to gauge how much has changed in the communist country in recent years: He waves at trucks loaded with soldiers that he passes while driving through the countryside. Ask Aristotle Guardian Unlimited Fri, 12 Aug 2005 5:48 PM PDT A son-in-law of the disgraced Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan - who sold nuclear secrets to Iran and North Korea - has been arrested in Islamabad for allegedly attacking two British diplomats, it emerged yesterday.

11 August 2005

North Korea: an outpost of animation? Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:56 PM PDT North Korea is known for producing ballistic missiles and a nuclear weapons program. But cuddly cartoon characters? US hopes for North Korea nuclear deal by September AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:36 PM PDT The United States said it hoped a deal could emerge from six-party talks to end the North Korea crisis as early as September, but warned Pyongyang must get out of the "nuclear weapons business." North Korea: an outpost of animation? Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 10 Aug 2005 9:31 PM PDT North Korea is known for producing ballistic missiles and a nuclear weapons programme. But cuddly cartoon characters? South Korea says North Korea should have right to peaceful nuclear program San Diego Union-Tribune Thu, 11 Aug 2005 2:32 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea, 7:20 a.m. Aug. 11 (AP): A senior South Korean official said Thursday that North Korea has the right to a peaceful nuclear program, a view conflciting with Washington in its disagreement with the hard-line Pyongyang regime that has snagged disaramament talks. North Korea: an outpost of animation? Reuters via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:56 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is known for producing ballistic missiles and a nuclear weapons program. NUKEWARS US Hopes For North Korea Nuclear Deal By September Space War UAV News Thu, 11 Aug 2005 1:10 AM PDT The United States said Wednesday it hoped for a deal to end the North Korea crisis as early as September, but warned Pyongyang must make the key decision to get out of the "nuclear weapons business." North Korea: an outpost of animation? Reuters\ via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Wed, 10 Aug 2005 9:29 PM PDT North Korea is known for producing ballistic missiles and a nuclear weapons programme. Seoul backs North Korea's demand for civilian nuclear programme Channel NewsAsia Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:44 PM PDT SEOUL : South Korea's pointman on North Korea defied the United States Thursday and said the Stalinist country had the right to maintain a civilian nuclear programme to produce energy. Radio Australia - News - South Korea supports North Korea's right to produce nuclear energy ABC Radio Australia Thu, 11 Aug 2005 1:28 AM PDT South Korea's unification minister has defied the United States saying North Korea has the right to maintain a civilian nuclear program to produce energy. US denies rift with S. Koreans over nuclear issue AFP via Yahoo! News Thu, 11 Aug 2005 2:08 PM PDT The United States denied suggestions of a policy rift with South Korea despite a Seoul official's endorsement of North Korea's right to maintain a civilian nuclear program that Washington opposes.

U.S.: North Korea deal 'uncertain' CNN.com Tue, 09 Aug 2005 4:22 PM PDT Prospects for a deal on scrapping North Korea's nuclear program are uncertain, U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said Tuesday, though he expects bilateral contacts before the next round of six-party talks, Reuters reports. North Korea still facing serious food shortages, WFP says USA Today Tue, 09 Aug 2005 5:50 AM PDT North Korea faces a serious food shortage because the country probably won't meet its agricultural production target for the year, the World Food Program warned Tuesday. North Korea says Washington should change policy on peaceful nuclear programs Canada.com Tue, 09 Aug 2005 1:52 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) - North Korea's envoy to nuclear disarmament talks in Beijing said Tuesday that the United States should change its policy on prohibiting Pyongyang from having a nuclear power plant. North Korea food shortage growing serious -WFP chief Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News Tue, 09 Aug 2005 0:05 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - People in North Korea are foraging for nuts and leaves to counter a serious food shortage but there is no danger of widespread famine or starvation, the head of the U.N. World Food Programme said on Tuesday. China beat North Korea 2-0 to win East Asia event GBBig5 Muzi Mon, 08 Aug 2005 11:38 PM PDT [LatelineNews: 2005-8-7] TAEGU, South Korea - China beat North Korea 2-0 on Sunday to win the East Asia soccer championship -- a tournament that had strong diplomatic overtones at a tense time for the region because of the North's nuclear weapons ambitions. UN agency warns that three million face hungry winter in North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 09 Aug 2005 10:25 AM PDT The United Nations World Food Programme warned that more than three million North Koreans face a hungry winter unless more food donations are received. Neither Iran, North Korea blinking Seattle Times Tue, 09 Aug 2005 4:18 PM PDT Both regimes are suspected of running covert nuclear-weapons programs. Both are increasingly defiant, accusing Western envoys of meddling... The logic behind South Korea's big embrace of North Korea nukes The Christian Science Monitor Tue, 09 Aug 2005 2:54 PM PDT The US must disabuse Seoul of its fantasy. U.S. envoy unsure if nuclear deal likely USA Today Tue, 09 Aug 2005 4:33 PM PDT International talks to end North Korea's nuclear weapons program got down to "a finite set of issues" before they broke up last weekend, but the lead U.S negotiator said Tuesday it was unclear whether North Korea was ready to close a deal soon.

Pritchard: Latest Talks on North Korea 'Successful' Due to Major Changes by United States Foreign Relations Mon, 08 Aug 2005 1:21 PM PDT Charles L. (Jack) Pritchard, a former top U.S. negotiator with North Korea, who quit the State Department in protest against the Bush administration's reluctance to deal directly with North Korea, says there has been a major change in U.S. policy toward Pyongyang since Condoleezza Rice became Secretary of State. North Korea Nuclear Talks on Hold, but Delegates Say Hope for an Agreement Remains Voice of America Mon, 08 Aug 2005 6:44 AM PDT After 13 days of negotiation, deadlocked disarmament talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program have entered a three-week recess, with Washington and Pyongyang blaming each other for the impasse and urging the other to make concessions. Beijing nuclear talks in recess North Korea won't budge on reactors San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 08 Aug 2005 5:45 AM PDT Beijing -- North Korea's unexpected insistence that it still has the right to build light-water reactors to generate electricity became the main deal breaker during 13 days of sometimes acrimonious and ultimately unsuccessful discussions on eliminating nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, the chief U.S. negotiator said Sunday. Negotiators Make Little Headway in 'Excruciating' North Korea Talks RedNova Mon, 08 Aug 2005 7:54 AM PDT Aug. 6--BEIJING -- Deepening fatigue and vexation on Friday bedeviled marathon talks to disarm North Korea of its nuclear weapons, and the chief U.S. negotiator complained of "excruciating" jawboning sessions to work around a deadlock. North Korea's Insistence on Civilian Nuke Reactors Impedes Talks Crosswalk.com Mon, 08 Aug 2005 1:49 AM PDT (CNSNews.com) - The United States and North Korea are blaming each other for failure to reach agreement after 13 days of talks ended in Beijing without a hoped-for joint statement of principles on North Korea's nuclear disarmament. Time out for North Korea Asia Times Mon, 08 Aug 2005 4:43 AM PDT After nearly two weeks of heated negotiations, the key sticking point at the six-party talks involving China, Japan, Russia, the United States, and North and South Korea boiled down to whether North Korea should be allowed to run nuclear programs for peaceful energy use. Beijing nuclear talks in recess / North Korea won't budge on reactors San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 08 Aug 2005 3:36 AM PDT North Korea's unexpected insistence that it still has the right to build light-water reactors to generate electricity became the main deal breaker during 13 days of sometimes acrimonious and ultimately unsuccessful discussions on eliminating nuclear weapons... North Korea talks break off for now Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sun, 07 Aug 2005 9:25 PM PDT BEIJING -- North Korea's unexpected insistence that it still has the right to build light-water reactors to generate electricity became the main deal breaker during 13 days of sometimes acrimonious and ultimately unsuccessful discussions on eliminating nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, the chief U.S. negotiator said yesterday. North Korea, U.S. call for concessions Provo Daily Herald Mon, 08 Aug 2005 0:22 AM PDT BEIJING -- The United States and North Korea urged each other Sunday to make concessions as envoys to disarmament talks called a three-week recess, deadlocked over what the American envoy said was the North's demand for a nuclear power plant.The adjournment came after 13 days of talks failed to produce a statement of principles to guide renewed negotiations aimed at Iran, North Korea pose twin threats to global effort to contain nuclear weapons Canada.com Mon, 08 Aug 2005 12:51 PM PDT VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Both regimes are suspected of running covert nuclear weapons programs. Both are increasingly defiant, accusing western envoys of meddling in what they insist is their right to develop peaceful nuclear technology.

 

5 August 2005

Negotiators make little headway in `excruciating' North Korea talks Knight Ridder via Yahoo! News Fri, 05 Aug 2005 12:36 PM PDT BEIJING - Deepening fatigue and vexation on Friday bedeviled marathon talks to disarm North Korea of its nuclear weapons, and the chief U.S. negotiator complained of "excruciating" jawboning sessions to work around a deadlock. North Korea Nuclear Talks Moving Slowly AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 05 Aug 2005 11:04 AM PDT Nuclear talks with North Korea are moving too slowly, but delegates have no plans to recess and have agreed to continue meeting over the weekend, the chief U.S. envoy said Friday. North Korea, US fail to make headway in nuclear talks AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 05 Aug 2005 10:13 AM PDT North Korea and the United States failed to make headway in marathon disarmament talks after the Stalinist state insisted it must retain the right to operate nuclear programs for peaceful purposes. Accord hopes dim on day 11 of North Korea talks Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 05 Aug 2005 7:45 AM PDT Gruelling talks aimed at defusing a crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions were deadlocked after their 11th day on Friday, with Pyongyang still demanding the right to pursue a peaceful nuclear program. Slow-going North Korea nuke talks press on MSNBC Fri, 05 Aug 2005 2:40 PM PDT Nuclear talks with North Korea are to continue over theб═б═weekend, the chief U.S. envoy said Friday, despite what he described as their "rather excruciating" pace. North Korea Should Not Have Nuclear Plants, U.S. Says (Update2) Bloomberg.com Fri, 05 Aug 2005 8:47 AM PDT U.S. Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea can't keep its nuclear power plants because the nation has a history of turning civilian atomic reactors to weapons factories, a U.S. official said, as an 11th day of talks in Beijing reached an impasse. North Korea Nuclear Talks Moving Slowly ABC News Fri, 05 Aug 2005 11:32 AM PDT Nuclear Talks With North Korea Moving Slowly, but Delegates Have No Plans to Recess Accord hopes dim as North Korea talks hit day 11 Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 04 Aug 2005 8:54 PM PDT Gruelling six-party talks aimed at defusing a crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions entered the 11th day on Friday, but a joint communique may prove elusive, with Pyongyang insisting on the right to a peaceful nuclear program. The six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear programs moved into the 12th ... Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News Fri, 05 Aug 2005 3:47 PM PDT _ The six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear programs moved into the 12th day on Saturday, as delegates have been talking about the need to speed up the process that has stalled due to differences over the key question of whether to allow the North to engage in peaceful nuclear activities. Stalled North Korea talks limp into 12th day of deadlock The Star Online Fri, 05 Aug 2005 3:32 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Talks to defuse the crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions drag into their 12th day on Saturday, with negotiators trying to break the deadlock as Pyongyang clings to the right to peaceful nuclear capability.

4 August 2005

North Korea Nuclear Disarmament Talks Enter 11th Day in Beijing Bloomberg.com Thu, 04 Aug 2005 5:44 PM PDT Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Talks on the nuclear disarmament of North Korea enter the 11th day today after becoming deadlocked over the North's insistence it should be able to keep its civilian atomic facilities. North Korea hangs tough at marathon nuclear talks Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 04 Aug 2005 8:30 AM PDT North Korea held out against heavy pressure on Thursday as marathon nuclear crisis talks appeared to be running out of steam, with China flagging the possibility that the six parties would wind up without even a joint statement. North Korea Balks at Nuclear Statement AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 04 Aug 2005 6:28 AM PDT North Korea's refusal to abandon all nuclear programs, including those it claims are for peaceful use, was the main unresolved dispute Thursday with the United States at deadlocked nuclear disarmament talks, according to a news report. North Korea won't cede nuclear ground MSNBC Thu, 04 Aug 2005 9:39 AM PDT North KoreaБ─≥s envoy to nuclear disarmament talks said Thursday that Pyongyang insists on retaining the right to "peaceful nuclear activities" a condition opposed by the United States. North Korea still holds out on nuclear crisis text Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 03 Aug 2005 9:33 PM PDT North Korea held out against heavy diplomatic pressure on Thursday, the 10th day of nuclear crisis talks in Beijing, as China battled to persuade its ally to sign up to an agreement to end its weapons programs. The six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions move into their 11th ... Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News Thu, 04 Aug 2005 3:36 PM PDT _ The six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions move into their 11th day on Friday as delegates are attempting to narrow the differences that are preventing them from completing their first-ever joint document. North Korea Balks at Nuclear Statement ABC News Thu, 04 Aug 2005 6:52 AM PDT North Korea Refuses to Abandon All Nuclear Programs, Which Is the Main Dispute With U.S. at Arms Talks Hope of accord fading as North Korea talks hit day 11 Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News Thu, 04 Aug 2005 3:10 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Gruelling six-party talks aimed at defusing a crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions enter an 11th day on Friday, but a joint communique may prove elusive with Pyongyang insisting on the right to peaceful nuclear programmes.

3 August 2005

North Korea crisis talks totter into no man's land Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 03 Aug 2005 3:12 PM PDT Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear crisis totter into a 10th day on Thursday with parties appearing no closer to agreement on the scrapping of Pyongyang's nuclear programs. North Korea Hedges on Nuclear Statement AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 03 Aug 2005 12:03 PM PDT China is struggling to persuade its ally North Korea to agree to a statement meant to lay the foundation for nuclear disarmament, the chief U.S. envoy to the negotiations said Wednesday, insisting Washington has done all it can. North Korea Hedges on Nuclear Statement ABC News Wed, 03 Aug 2005 12:28 PM PDT China Can't Persuade North Korea to Agree to Statement Laying Foundation for Nuclear Disarmament US says North Korea at 'crossroads' as nuclear talks head for conclusion AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:21 PM PDT North Korea is at the crossroads of a brighter future, if it chooses to abandon nuclear weapons, US envoy Christopher Hill said as talks on Pyongyang's nuclear drive moved into a ninth day with an end in sight. North Korea crisis talks going nowhere Stuff Wed, 03 Aug 2005 5:55 PM PDT BEIJING: Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear crisis totter into a 10th day today with parties appearing no closer to agreement on the scrapping of Pyongyang's nuclear programmes. An aid worker in North Korea US News & World Report Wed, 03 Aug 2005 5:08 AM PDT Oh Jae Shik is national director for North Korea at World Vision, the international Christian aid group. Based in Seoul, South Korea, he has visited North Korea 16 times since 2003, most recently in late July. He has traveled to eight cities and counties in four provinces, in many cases to visit World Vision project sites, which are located in six of the nation's eight provinces. U.S. Lauds China's Efforts on North Korea Six-Party Talks U.S. State Department Wed, 03 Aug 2005 5:22 PM PDT China is making a major effort to advance the current round of Six-Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill tells reporters at the talks in Beijing, and is "really trying to push to get to resolution of this round."б═ A draft resolution prepared at the talks is being "looked at very carefully" in the delegations' capitals, Hill says, but North Korea Talks Moving to `Next Stage,' Hill Says (Update1) Bloomberg.com Tue, 02 Aug 2005 9:14 PM PDT Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Talks aimed at getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program are close to a statement of principles, the chief U.S. delegate said at the start of the ninth day of six-nation negotiations in Beijing. China Pushes to End Deadlock in North Korea Nuclear Talks Voice of America Wed, 03 Aug 2005 8:44 AM PDT China is trying to salvage stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programs. On Wednesday, Chinese officials circulated a fourth draft of a proposed joint statement.

2 August 2005

North Korea says no progress in nuclear talks but commits to another day AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:43 AM PDT North Korea said no progress had been made in fiery talks over the dismantlement of its nuclear weapons programs after more than a week of negotiations, but committed to another day of meetings. North Korea Nuclear Talks Moving to `Next Stage,' Hill Says Bloomberg.com Tue, 02 Aug 2005 5:43 PM PDT Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Talks aimed at getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programs are moving to the ``next stage,'' the chief U.S. delegate said at the start of the ninth day of six-nation negotiations ended in Beijing. US says key differences remain on eighth day of North Korea nuclear talks AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 Aug 2005 9:36 PM PDT The United States says it has failed to overcome key differences with North Korea in talks on its nuclear weapons programs, indicating negotiations were headed for a stalemate as they dragged into a second week. US says little progress with North Korea after seven days of talks AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 Aug 2005 9:09 PM PDT The United States says it has failed to bridge differences with North Korea after seven days of talks on its nuclear program as Japan indicated the negotiations were nearing "the moment of truth". North Korea negotiators battle over draft statement Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 Aug 2005 6:52 PM PDT Negotiators from six countries trying to end the crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions resume their diplomatic battle in Beijing on Tuesday, struggling to put down on paper the few things they have agreed. U.S. envoy: North Korea nuclear talks could end soon, possibly without agreement San Diego Union-Tribune Tue, 02 Aug 2005 12:34 PM PDT BEIJING Б─⌠ Breaking its public silence on nuclear disarmament talks, North Korea said Tuesday it wants to narrow differences with the United States but still insisted it won't give up its atomic weapons program until Washington withdraws alleged threats. North Korea envoy at stalled talks vows to talk on Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News Tue, 02 Aug 2005 7:16 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's chief negotiator at stalled nuclear crisis talks on Tuesday insisted on the removal of what he called the U.S. nuclear threat to his country but said he was ready to stay at the table and seek a result. North Korea spurns U.S. demands it drop all nuclear aims The Star Online Tue, 02 Aug 2005 9:03 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea has spurned U.S. and Japanese demands that it scrap all of its nuclear programmes, even those for peaceful means, at six-party talks which now appear deadlocked, a diplomatic source said. North Korea says no progress in nuclear talks but commits to another day TODAYonline Tue, 02 Aug 2005 9:23 AM PDT North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-Gwan(L) shakes hands with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo in July 2005 in Beijing. Kim said no progress had been made in talks over the dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear weapons programs after more than a week of negotiations.

1 August 2005

North Korea negotiators battle over draft statement Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 Aug 2005 3:23 PM PDT Negotiators from six countries trying to end the crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions resume their diplomatic battle in Beijing on Tuesday, struggling to put down on paper the few things they have agreed. U.S., North Korea to Consider Draft Nuclear Agreement (Update5) Bloomberg.com Mon, 01 Aug 2005 6:17 AM PDT Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and North Korea are working on a draft agreement to clear the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons, and parties to the six-nation talks used the seventh day to discuss plans to supply power to the communist nation. U.S., North Korea to Consider Draft Nuclear Agreement (Update2) Bloomberg.com Sun, 31 Jul 2005 10:14 PM PDT Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and North Korea are working on a draft agreement to clear the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons on the seventh day of talks in Beijing, the longest round of negotiations since 2003. Russia Could Build Nuclear Power Plant in North Korea in 6-7 Years - Source RedNova Mon, 01 Aug 2005 10:44 AM PDT Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 1 August: Russian nuclear specialists could "build a nuclear power station in North Korea in six to seven years and partially resolve the country's energy problem", ITAR-TASS was told by Rosatom [Federal Agency for Atomic Energy] today. Marathon North Korea nuclear talks hit day seven Channel NewsAsia Sun, 31 Jul 2005 9:44 PM PDT BEIJING: Marathon six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons drive moved into a seventh day with officials saying the process was moving forward despite differences on key disarmament issues. North Korea's demands stall talks Seattle Times Mon, 01 Aug 2005 0:14 AM PDT North Korea's demands for what it should receive in exchange for abandoning its nuclear-weapons program snarled talks yesterday, but the... North Korea promises to co-operate in nuclear talks Financial Times Sun, 31 Jul 2005 7:23 PM PDT North Korea pledged at the weekend to rejoin the nonproliferation treaty and co-operate with international monitors if the nuclear crisis was "smoothly resolved". However, its offer came as negotiators in the six-party talks in Beijing struggled to agree on a joint statement. China presents second draft statement on North Korea standoff Channel NewsAsia Sun, 31 Jul 2005 7:29 PM PDT BEIJING : China has put together a second draft of a joint statement to be discussed Monday as the six nations working to resolve North Korea's nuclear ambitions continue negotiations, a US official said. Marathon North Korean nuclear talks struggle through seventh day AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:38 AM PDT Six-nation talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons drive struggled through a seventh day with limited progress as differences persisted on key disarmament issues. Korean Nuclear Talks Turn Pessimistic AP via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:32 PM PDT The chief U.S. envoy to talks on North Korea's nuclear program said Monday he saw few chances for quick progress as efforts to draft a statement of basic principles dragged into a second week.