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North Korea Off Terror List

Rogue state claims US removed from blacklist after bilateral talks, nuke agreements

By Greg Atwan,  Newser User

Posted Sep 3, 2007 8:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – The US has agreed to remove North Korea from an official list of state sponsors of terror, according to the authoritarian country's foreign ministry. The BBC reports that the move followed bilateral talks last week, and was one of many provisions traded for a dismantling of Kim Jong-Il's nuclear program.

The State Department hasn't confirmed any change in North Korea's status, but both countries agree that the Axis of Evil member will stop pursuing nuclear technology. North Korea also claims that the US has agreed to lift all sanctions. The BBC reports that the six-party talks in China later this month will likely lead to further concessions.

In this undated photo taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency and released by Korea News Service in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007,  North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, acknowledges Korean People's Army soldiers during his inspection of KPA Unit 1286 in the country. (AP Photo/Korean Central...
In this undated photo taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency and released by Korea News Service in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, acknowledges...   (Associated Press)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il claps from the balcony as soldiers salute him during a military parade, celebrating the foundation of the armed forces in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this April 25, 2002 file photo. Kim and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun will hold their second-ever summit later this...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il claps from the balcony as soldiers salute him during a military parade, celebrating the foundation of the armed forces in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this April 25, 2002...   (Associated Press)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.   (Associated Press)
  (Associated Press)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il claps from the balcony as soldiers salute him during a military parade, celebrating the foundation of the armed forces in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this April 25, 2002 file photo. Kim and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun will hold their second-ever summit later this...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il claps from the balcony as soldiers salute him during a military parade, celebrating the foundation of the armed forces in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this April 25, 2002...   (Associated Press)
In this Korean Central News Agency photo released by Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il casts his ballot at a polling station in Hamju county in South Hamgyong province, northeast of Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, July 29, 2007. North Koreans went to the polls Sunday...
In this Korean Central News Agency photo released by Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il casts his ballot at a polling station in Hamju county in South Hamgyong province, northeast...   (Associated Press)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il claps from the balcony as soldiers salute him during a military parade, celebrating the foundation of the armed forces in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this April 25, 2002 file photo. Kim and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun will hold their second-ever summit later this...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il claps from the balcony as soldiers salute him during a military parade, celebrating the foundation of the armed forces in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this April 25, 2002...   (Associated Press)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il claps from the balcony as soldiers salute him during a military parade, celebrating the foundation of the armed forces in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this April 25, 2002 file photo. Kim and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun will hold their second-ever summit later this...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il claps from the balcony as soldiers salute him during a military parade, celebrating the foundation of the armed forces in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this April 25, 2002...   (Associated Press)
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