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12-02-2007, 21:50
Reports: Draft deal reached in Korean talks
Envoys at talks on North Korea's nuclear program neared a tentative agreement after marathon talks, the Associated Press reports from Beijing. It says that Chinese officials said today that the reported "draft agreement" could set the stage for Pyongyang to take its first steps to disarm after more than three years of negotiations.
The tentative deal -- which CNN just said still needs to be OK'd by the various countries home governments -- came after 16 hours of what Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang called "extraordinarily intensive consultations" on the fifth day of talks.
"Some positive results have been achieved," Qin said, but he added that the negotiators would have to meet again later Tuesday in Beijing.
No details of the proposal were immediately available, according to the AP.
As the wire service notes, the current round of six-nation talks began Thursday on a promising note after the United States and North Korea signaled a willingness to compromise. But negotiations quickly became mired on the issue of how much energy aid the North would get in exchange for initial steps of disarmament.
Other delegates at the talks -- which also include Japan, Russia, South Korea and the U.S. -- had called North Korea's earlier demands for energy excessive.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/02/reports_draft_d.html
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Key differences resolved in N.Korea nuclear talks
Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:05PM EST
BEIJING (Reuters) - Delegates to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program resolved key differences on steps toward denuclearization early on Tuesday, though the agreement has to be approved by national capitals of the six.
The United States and North Korea had haggled on Monday over energy aid the North would receive in exchange for ending its nuclear arms ambitions.
"There was an agreement on the key differences of North Korea's actions for denuclearization, their scope and how far they'll go, and the other countries' corresponding measures and the scale of assistance," South Korean envoy Chun Yung-woo told reporters.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK23125520070212
"North Korea basically agreed to all the measures in the draft."
Envoys at talks on North Korea's nuclear program neared a tentative agreement after marathon talks, the Associated Press reports from Beijing. It says that Chinese officials said today that the reported "draft agreement" could set the stage for Pyongyang to take its first steps to disarm after more than three years of negotiations.
The tentative deal -- which CNN just said still needs to be OK'd by the various countries home governments -- came after 16 hours of what Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang called "extraordinarily intensive consultations" on the fifth day of talks.
"Some positive results have been achieved," Qin said, but he added that the negotiators would have to meet again later Tuesday in Beijing.
No details of the proposal were immediately available, according to the AP.
As the wire service notes, the current round of six-nation talks began Thursday on a promising note after the United States and North Korea signaled a willingness to compromise. But negotiations quickly became mired on the issue of how much energy aid the North would get in exchange for initial steps of disarmament.
Other delegates at the talks -- which also include Japan, Russia, South Korea and the U.S. -- had called North Korea's earlier demands for energy excessive.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/02/reports_draft_d.html
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Key differences resolved in N.Korea nuclear talks
Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:05PM EST
BEIJING (Reuters) - Delegates to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program resolved key differences on steps toward denuclearization early on Tuesday, though the agreement has to be approved by national capitals of the six.
The United States and North Korea had haggled on Monday over energy aid the North would receive in exchange for ending its nuclear arms ambitions.
"There was an agreement on the key differences of North Korea's actions for denuclearization, their scope and how far they'll go, and the other countries' corresponding measures and the scale of assistance," South Korean envoy Chun Yung-woo told reporters.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK23125520070212
"North Korea basically agreed to all the measures in the draft."