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US Reports Some Progress in North Korean Nuke Talks

But envoy says no 'major breakthrough' yet

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 9, 2008 2:54 PM CDT

(Newser) – Six-country negotiations aimed at producing a formal disclosure of North Korea's nuclear activities have advanced, Reuters reports, but aren't close to being settled. "We've definitely made some progress," said US envoy Christopher Hill today. "We still have a lot of work ahead... Read full story »

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