US holds firm on N. Korea
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is willing to hold limited face-to-face talks with North Korea and will continue to help feed the country, but will not sweeten a proposed trade of economic concessions for a halt in development of nuclear weapons, the US ambassador to South Korea said yesterday.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The North Korean nuclear issue lies at the heart of US policies toward the Korean Peninsula. The North Korean nuclear issue is one of top priority foreign policies of President Bushâs second administration.
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The United States on Tuesday held  out as a model for Iran a deal under which North Korea will  take steps toward giving up nuclear arms, and analysts said it  might bolster Iranians who favor talks with the West.
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SINGAPORE, Nov. 16 -- President Bush reassured Pacific Rim leaders Thursday that the United States stands squarely behind efforts to liberalize trade with the region, and he promised to continue pressuring North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
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The United States on Tuesday held out as a model for Iran a deal under which North Korea will take steps toward giving up nuclear arms, and analysts said it might bolster Iranians who favor talks with the West.
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North Korea says it will not abandon its weapons programme after the South admitted nuclear activities.
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The US says North Korea has failed to provide all the information about its nuclear programme as agreed.
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The United States backed Japan's efforts to resolve a dispute with North Korea over its abduction of Japanese nationals during the Cold War but stayed prudent about Tokyo's possible use of sanctions.
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The United States expects North Korea to maintain a freeze on missile tests, President Bush&#039;s spokesman said Sunday.
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North Korea appears to have started complying with a recent nuclear disarmament agreement, but U.S. intelligence officials are telling skeptical lawmakers they will continue to watch the country's actions closely.
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The US government on Friday tamped down an unprecedented public insurrection on North Korea policy, repudiating a US envoy's criticisms of China and South Korea and reaffirming its six-country diplomatic strategy.
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North Korea will never dismantle its  nuclear arsenal and will not resume talks on its atomic  programs unless the United States drops its "hostile" policy,  the North's official KCNA news agency said on Saturday.
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The United States on Friday disputed North Korean claims that Pyongyang had handed over a list of its nuclear programs ahead of a year-end disarmament deadline. Despite the North's charges of U.S. obstruction, the State Department expressed confidence that the process was moving ahead.
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The US says will not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang announces test plans.
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North Korea says it can "never dismantle" its nuclear arsenal while US policy towards it remains hostile.
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It is increasingly apparent North Korea does not intend to give up its aspirations for nuclear arms regardless of concessions by the United States, South Korea and Japan.
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The United States insisted Friday that North Korea could disable its nuclear facilities by the end of the year, even though negotiators have been unable to get a firm commitment from Pyongyang to do so.