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  • US cool over North Korea's latest talks offer US cool over North Korea's latest talks offer

    WASHINGTON - The United States has said it wants "credible negotiations" with North Korea as Pyongyang in its latest offer has expressed desire to start "senior-level" talks with America on regional peace and easing tensions. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye, are said to have discussed the issue by telephone Sunday evening. They agreed to close ...

  • North Koreas puzzling overture

    North Korea's abrupt offer to the United States for high-level talks has left many puzzled on its intentions. In a statement issued by the National Defence Commission on Sunday, the North proposed that the two sides meet to discuss issues of mutual interest, including easing military tension on the Korean Peninsula, replacing the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War with a permanent ...

  • Phone Tag North Koreas Strange Charm Offensive

    You may find something odd about China hosting talks with North Korea on Wednesday. The invitation comes on the heels of an erratic week during which North Korea proposed negotiations and then snubbed South Korea. This week, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui will meet North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan in Beijing. A Chinese spokeswoman insisted the government is ...

  • Mongolia Taps North Korea Oil Potential to Ease Russian Grip

    China . HBOil JSC, an oil trading and refining company based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, said it acquired 20 percent of the state-run entity ...

  • S.Korea top North envoy heads to US

    SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's top envoy on North Korea left on Tuesday for a meeting in Washington with his US and Japanese counterparts, two days after Pyongyang proposed direct, high-level talks with the United States.After Washington, Cho Tae-Yong will travel on to Beijing -- where he is likely to overlap with a visit by North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Kye-Gwan, to the ...

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  • Seoul Washington turn cold shoulder to N. Korea overture

    North Korea's surprise offer of dialogue with the US on Sunday was met with a frosty reaction by Seoul and Washington, which both call on Pyongyang to prove sincerity with its actions before resuming talks. Pyongyang proposed a high-level meeting with Washington to defuse military tensions and discuss a peace treaty and the US campaign for a nuclear-free world. The overture by the ...

  • South Korean leader flags risks in engaging North

    SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye yesterday warned against engaging North Korea in a token dialogue that would only allow Pyongyang more time to develop its nuclear weapons programme.The warning came in a 20-minute telephone call between Park and US President Barack Obama the day after North Korea proposed opening direct de-nuclearisation talks with the United States.The offer was ...

  • US-North Korea talks must include nuke issues UN says

    A U.N. spokesman on Monday said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon believes any dialogue between the United States and North Korea should focus on the goal of de-nuclearizing the Korean ...

  • Video Obama We will consult closely with Russia on North Korea

    xPresident Obama said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had "very productive" discussions about North Korea, and expressed some hope that as a result of Iran's recent election "we may be able to move forward on a dialogue that allows us to resolve the problems with Iran's nuclear ...

  • Putin Obama find common ground in Northern Ireland

    Obama and Vladimir Putin discussed some of the world's hottest issues in Northern Ireland Monday and found some common ground, if no solutions. After the two world leaders met privately at Lough Erne Resort where the Group of Eight meeting is taking place, they told reporters they didn't always agree on the issues, particularly the civil war in Syria, but said they found areas where ...

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