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31 July 2005

North Korea to rejoin nuclear treaty if standoff resolved: official AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 31 Jul 2005 0:47 AM PDT North Korea's foreign minister has said the Stalinist country will return to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty if a standoff over its atomic weapons drive is resolved, state media reported. North Korea nuclear talks struggle with statement Reuters via Yahoo! News Sat, 30 Jul 2005 7:49 PM PDT Tortuous six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear crisis entered a sixth day on Sunday, with negotiators struggling to thrash out a joint statement of principles that has eluded them for nearly three years. North Korea stuns Japan The Japan Times Sun, 31 Jul 2005 5:35 PM PDT DAEJEON, South Korea (Kyodo) Japan's hopes of lifting its first east Asian championship title suffered an unexpected blow on Sunday after a shock 1-0 defeat to North Korea on the opening day of the four-team tournament in South Korea. North Korea upset Japan, South Korea held by China The Star Online Sun, 31 Jul 2005 5:57 PM PDT TAEJON (South Korea): North Korea upset Japan 1-0 in an East Asia tournament yesterday but there was no repeat of the crowd trouble that forced the North Koreans to play a World Cup qualifier behind closed doors. North Korea beats Japan 1-0, South Korea and China tie 1-1 Daily Times Sun, 31 Jul 2005 5:06 PM PDT SEOUL: North Korea upset Japan 1-0 in the East Asian Football Federation Championship on Sunday and gained a measure of revenge for its World Cup qualifying loss last month. North Korea moves closer to a nuclear deal Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 31 Jul 2005 7:30 AM PDT North Korea says it will return to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and allow international inspections to resume once a deal has been made to remove the threat of nuclear weapons on the Korean peninsula. [Editorial] North Korea s Additional Conditions for Nuclear Weapons Withdrawal Must Be Rejected donga.com Sun, 31 Jul 2005 2:26 PM PDT At the fourth six-party talks held in Beijing, China, North Korea was said to have demanded resuming construction of its light water reactors and electricity aid consisting of two million kilowatts in exchange for its withdrawal of nuclear weapons. China rolls out proposal on North Korea Draft cites principles for revitalizing effort on 'denuclearization' San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 31 Jul 2005 5:45 AM PDT Beijing -- China circulated a proposed agreement on broad principles for ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program Saturday, seeking to push forward long- stalled six-party talks aimed at guaranteeing a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.

30 July 2005

U.S., North Korea to Hold Sixth Day of Nuclear Talks Sunday Bloomberg.com Sat, 30 Jul 2005 5:43 PM PDT July 30 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S., North Korea and four other nations will hold a sixth day of talks Sunday to establish an agreement that may put an end to North Korea's nuclear arms program. North Korea nuclear talks enter uncharted territory Reuters via Yahoo! News Sat, 30 Jul 2005 2:40 AM PDT North Korea nuclear crisis talks entered uncharted territory on Saturday, with host China presenting a draft joint statement for discussion by the six parties in the longest negotiating session yet. Chinese draft at centre of North Korea nuclear talks Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News Sat, 30 Jul 2005 3:02 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear crisis enter a sixth day on Sunday after several delegates, including the chief U.S. negotiator, responded positively to a draft submitted by their Chinese hosts. Radio Australia - News - North Korea nuclear talks working toward a joint statement ABC Radio Australia Sat, 30 Jul 2005 2:58 PM PDT The six nations meeting on North Korea's nuclear weapons program have started working on the release of a joint statement. Envoys positive on Chinese draft at North Korea talks Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News Sat, 30 Jul 2005 8:55 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Delegates attending six-party talks on the North Korea nuclear crisis broke for the day on Saturday, and the chief U.S. negotiator was cautiously optimistic that a Chinese draft could produce progress. North Korea refuses to discuss abduction issue with Japan Macon Telegraph Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:42 AM PDT BEIJING - (KRT) - The Japanese government's efforts to hold bilateral negotiations with North Korea on the abduction issue continues to hit a brick wall with Pyongyang refusing to sit down with Japan on the sidelines of the six-way talks here. North Korea talks envoys struggle for consensus on paper The Star Online Sat, 30 Jul 2005 9:02 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Envoys taking part in tortuous six-party talks on the North Korea nuclear crisis broke for the day on Saturday, instructing lower-level officials to start work in earnest on Sunday on drafting a joint statement. North Korea talks battle to find unity Aljazeera Sat, 30 Jul 2005 7:34 AM PDT Envoys taking part in tortuous six-party talks on the North Korea nuclear crisis broke for the day, as delegates reported that while the basic issues were unresolved, differences had been narrowed. The North Korea Nuke Talks CBS News Fri, 29 Jul 2005 7:30 PM PDT The State Department is putting a positive spin on the current negotiations with North Korea over its illegal nuclear operations, reports CBS' Charles Wolfson . North Korea talks move toward statement on day five Channel NewsAsia Sat, 30 Jul 2005 1:28 AM PDT BEIJING : The six nations meeting on North Korea's nuclear weapons programme started negotiations Saturday on a final statement, amid hopes of a concrete result from this longest-ever round of talks.

29 July 2005

North Korea nuclear talks enter uncharted territory Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Jul 2005 3:12 PM PDT North Korea nuclear crisis talks enter uncharted territory on Saturday, with the six parties sitting down with hopes of drafting their first joint statement to cap the longest negotiating session yet. North Korea Getting High Marks From U.S. AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Jul 2005 1:51 PM PDT Having been denounced by President Bush as part of an "axis of evil," and its leader Kim Jong Il dismissed by former U.S. negotiator John R. Bolton as a "tyrannical rogue," North Korea is suddenly getting high marks from the Bush administration. US against North Korea having civilian nuclear programs AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:38 PM PDT The United States stressed North Korea should end all nuclear programs -- including for civilian use -- under any settlement to the atomic crisis gripping the Korean peninsula. Sony Pictures edits out references to North Korea in "Stealth" AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Jul 2005 8:22 AM PDT Sony Pictures has edited out references to North Korea from "Stealth" for the 130-million-dollar thriller's release in South Korea this week, its local distributor said. US-North Korea talks intensify as both sides seek common ground AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Jul 2005 6:41 AM PDT Talks between the United States and North Korea intensified with the two sides meeting twice in their quest for common ground to resolve the standoff over the North's nuclear weapons drive. Hill hints US willing to allow North Korea peaceful nuke power AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Jul 2005 7:47 AM PDT The chief US envoy to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons drive hinted that Washington could be willing to allow Pyongyang the peaceful use of atomic power if it rejoined the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The North Korea Nuke Talks CBS News Fri, 29 Jul 2005 3:30 PM PDT The State Department is putting a positive spin on the current negotiations with North Korea over its illegal nuclear operations, reports CBS' Charles Wolfson . Reclusive North Korea on ASEAN charm campaign Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Jul 2005 4:20 AM PDT It has been all smiles and handshakes in the Lao capital this week for the foreign minister of North Korea, a country branded by the Bush administration as part of an "axis of evil." US and North Korea meet again as six-party talks move into a fourth day AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Jul 2005 1:28 AM PDT The United States and North Korea have met for a fourth time in talks that Washington says have so far been useful and revealed some common ground, but not enough to produce any significant breakthrough. US, North Korea struggle to agree on basic terms The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Jul 2005 2:00 AM PDT Despite a cautious optimism that surrounded the start of the six-party talks over North Korea's nuclear program here this week, three days of meetings have reinforced the North's image as a tough negotiator, as well as the difficulty of finding common ground essential to moving forward.

28 July 2005

North Korea Talks: Regional side effects International Herald Tribune Thu, 28 Jul 2005 5:06 PM PDT By continuing to watch North Korea arm without sustained diplomatic give and take, the United States is fast becoming odd man out. US admits problems in persuading North Korea to dump nuclear weapons AFP via Yahoo! News Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:12 AM PDT The United States admitted that persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons drive was not proving easy and that key differences remain, but the two sides agreed to meet again. US seeks inspections of North Korea's nuclear facilities: report AFP via Yahoo! News Thu, 28 Jul 2005 1:57 AM PDT The United States proposed that international inspectors enter North Korea in September to check its nuclear facilities during a bilateral meeting with the Stalinist state, a Russian report said. US and North Korea meet for third time to narrow nuclear differences AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jul 2005 9:43 PM PDT The United States and North Korea have met for a third time this week in an attempt to narrow still wide differences on how to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs, sources said. Japan, North Korea may hold bilateral talks -report Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News Thu, 28 Jul 2005 5:33 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - China, host of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms programmes, is making arrangements for a bilateral meeting between Japan and North Korea in Beijing on Friday, a Japanese newspaper reported. North Korea Talks Yield `Several' Draft Declarations (Update2) Bloomberg.com Thu, 28 Jul 2005 5:33 AM PDT U.S. July 28 (Bloomberg) -- Participants in six-party talks aimed at persuading North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program are considering ``several'' draft declarations, suggesting the discussions are moving toward an agreement, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Japan, North Korea may hold bilateral talks -report Reuters.co.uk Thu, 28 Jul 2005 5:43 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - China, host of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms programmes, is making arrangements for a bilateral meeting between Japan and North Korea in Beijing on Friday, a Japanese newspaper reported. Japan and North Korea are locked in a dispute over North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals decades ago, an issue that Japan insists must be resolved to establish North Korea Said to Issue Nuke Demands AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jul 2005 7:30 PM PDT North Korea took a tough stand Wednesday during talks with the United States, reportedly insisting Washington normalize relations and remove all atomic threats before it would give up nuclear weapons. US and North Korea to hold third bilateral meeting Thursday AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jul 2005 6:35 PM PDT The United States and North Korea are set to begin another bilateral meeting in Beijing as they attempt to narrow their differences in talks aimed at denuclearising the Korean peninsula, a senior US official said.

27 July 2005

US sticks with stand North Korea should end all nuclear programs AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jul 2005 3:29 PM PDT The United States maintained that North Korea should abandon all nuclear programs, including a uranium enrichment scheme that Washington accuses the Stalinist state of developing. US says fundamental differences remain with North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:31 PM PDT Fundemental differences remain with North Korea, the United States said after the Stalinist state offered to dismantle its nuclear weapons in return for a normalization of ties and other conditions. Report: North Korea Sets Nuclear Demands AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jul 2005 6:57 AM PDT North Korea said Wednesday it would give up its nuclear weapons only after the alleged U.S. atomic threat is removed from the divided peninsula and relations with the United States are normalized, according to a South Korean report. North Korea offers to dump nuclear weapons if US normalises ties AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 27 Jul 2005 3:57 AM PDT North Korea offered to dismantle its nuclear weapons if the United States normalises relations and pledges not to topple the regime on the second day of talks aimed at ending its atomic drive. North Korea boasts of the bomb, but can it deliver? AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 26 Jul 2005 8:34 PM PDT US intelligence experts believe North Korea has already made several crude nuclear bombs, but the jitters could turn to panic if the Stalinist state masters the art of miniaturisation. Report: North Korea Sets Nuclear Demands ABC News Wed, 27 Jul 2005 7:21 AM PDT North Korea Willing to Give Up Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Threat Removed From Peninsula, Report Says North Korea Makes Demands on U.S. in Nuke Talks Fox News Wed, 27 Jul 2005 4:16 AM PDT North Korea said it would give up nuclear weapons if the U.S. took steps to remove weapons from the Korean peninsula, and normalized ties. Report: North Korea makes demands of U.S. SanLuisObispo.com Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:34 AM PDT Report: North Korea makes demands of U.S. BEIJING - North Korea took a tough stand Wednesday during talks with the United States, reportedly insisting Washington normalize relations and remove all atomic threats before it would give up nuclear weapons.

26 July 2005

US and North Korea hold "good" and "businesslike" bilateral meeting AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 26 Jul 2005 7:37 AM PDT The United States and North Korea held a "good" and "businesslike" bilateral meeting, but it will still take a long time for issues to be settled between the two rivals, the top US negotiator said. North Korea Pledges to Seek Nuclear-Free Peninsula (Update6) Bloomberg.com Tue, 26 Jul 2005 2:32 PM PDT July 26 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea promised to strive to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons as six-nation talks aimed at dismantling the Stalinist nation's atomic arms program began in Beijing today. US and North Korea hold another bilateral meeting AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 26 Jul 2005 3:55 AM PDT The United States and North Korea held another bilateral meeting following a rare "businesslike" contact the previous day, a US official told AFP. North Korea nuclear talks resume CNN.com Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:17 PM PDT Diplomats from the United States, North Korea and four other Asia-region powers have sat down together in the Chinese capital Tuesday for a fresh round of talks aimed at getting North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. Peninsula Key at North Korea Nuke Talks AP via Yahoo! News Tue, 26 Jul 2005 1:13 AM PDT North Korea's envoy to international disarmament talks said Tuesday that banning atomic weapons on the Korean Peninsula was the main issue for the revived negotiations, while the United States maintained that it had no intention of invading the communist nation. New food crisis imminent for North Korea CBC News Tue, 26 Jul 2005 5:55 PM PDT The United Nations says a combination of rising food prices and scarce international aid threatens to cause another serious food shortage in North Korea. North Korea Talks Make Progress Toward Disarmament, China Says Bloomberg.com Tue, 26 Jul 2005 5:31 AM PDT July 26 (Bloomberg) -- Six-nation talks that resumed today after a 13-month hiatus have laid the foundation for dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program, a senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official said. North Korea says it is prepared to give up nuclear programs AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 25 Jul 2005 7:48 PM PDT North Korea says it is ready to work with other countries to denuclearise the Korean peninsula and called for "strategic decisions" to make this possible. Talks Open On Disarming North Korea CBS 2 New York Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:54 PM PDT Six-party nuclear disarmament talks opened Tuesday after a 13-month boycott by North Korea, and the communist nations envoy said his country was ready to work on eliminating atomic weapons from the Korean Peninsula. North Korea crisis talks enter fourth round Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 25 Jul 2005 6:26 PM PDT Six-party talks aimed at ending the three-year crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions resumed on Tuesday with an appeal by host China for flexibility at the table.

26 July 2005

US groups ask Bush not to compromise on North Korea rights AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 25 Jul 2005 3:08 PM PDT A broad coalition of non-governmental groups urged the US administration not to discount human rights abuses in North Korea as it resumes nuclear talks with the hardline communist nation. US holds rare one-to-one talks with North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:51 AM PDT The United States described a rare initial meeting with a North Korea delegation as "businesslike" on the eve of six-nation talks aimed at ending the Stalinist state's nuclear ambitions. US holds one-to-one talks with North Korea, says "real progress" needed AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:01 AM PDT The United States and communist North Korea held a rare one-on-one meeting, with the American side stressing it was time for "real progress" in reversing the North's drive for nuclear weapons. North Korea crisis talks to enter fourth round Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 25 Jul 2005 9:10 AM PDT Six-party talks aimed at ending a three-year crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions resume on an optimistic note on Tuesday but few expect a breakthrough. North Korea intelligence split U.S. agencies International Herald Tribune Mon, 25 Jul 2005 6:49 AM PDT The process of assessing North Korea's weapons is vulnerable to politics and to the imprecision of intelligence. US holds one-to-one talks with North Korea, say "real progress" needed AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 25 Jul 2005 3:18 AM PDT The United States and communist North Korea held a rare one-on-one meeting, with the American side stressing it was time "real progress" was made in ending the North's drive for nuclear weapons. US to hold one-to-one talks with North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 25 Jul 2005 1:18 AM PDT The United States and North Korea were to hold a rare one-on-one meeting here, a day before the re-opening of six-nation talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program that were broken off last year. North Korea nuclear talks resume, one year on ABC News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News Mon, 25 Jul 2005 3:09 PM PDT Representatives from six nations meet for talks in Beijing today in an attempt to resolve the issue of North Korea's nuclear ambitions. North Korea to resume crisis talks Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 25 Jul 2005 1:11 PM PDT Six-party talks aimed at ending a three-year crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions resume on an optimistic note on Wednesday but few expect a breakthrough.