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six party talks stories: 12 news summaries


 Iranian Nuclear Talks Begin 

Officials gather in Geneva villa for critical negotiations

Oct 1, 09 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Representatives from Iran arrived in a secluded villa in the countryside near Geneva to begin a critical round of nuclear negotiations with the Western powers today. In attendance were reps from the five UN Security Council states, Germany, and the EU. The US is looking for “practical steps and... More »

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Iran • diplomacy • nuclear weapons • nuclear program • Geneva • six party talks • Manouchehr Mottaki • Qom

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 UN Imposes New 
 Sanctions on N. Korea 


Jun 12, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(AP) - The UN Security Council today punished North Korea for its recent nuclear test, imposing new sanctions, expanding an arms embargo, and authorizing ship searches on the high seas. Russia and China joined Western powers and nations from every region in unanimously approving the resolution. North Korea has said it would... More »

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China • North Korea • United Nations • United States • Pyongyang • six party talks • UN sanctions • nuclear test • Rosemary DiCarlo

N. Korea Says It's Done With Nuke Talks

UN's 'unbearable insult' sparks threat to re-start plutonium production 

Apr 14, 09 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea has vowed to never again take part in talks over its nuclear program after the "unbearable insult" of the UN Security Council's condemnation of its rocket launch, the BBC reports. A strongly worded statement from the country's foreign ministry also threatened to reactivate its partially dismantled nuclear... More »

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North Korea • United Nations • nuclear weapons • Yongbyon • missile • six party talks • UN Security Council

N. Korea Talks Stumble Over Rules for Probing Nukes

Pyongyang balks at demands over verification

Dec 10, 08 2:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Talks to curb North Korea’s nuclear-weapons activities have stalled over rules for investigating its programs, Reuters reports. Five other countries have been negotiating with Pyongyang over verifying such activities after North Korea agreed to partially shut down a nuclear complex. “It’s been a very difficult day, indeed... More »

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North Korea • nuclear program • diplomat • nuclear inspections • six party talks • nuclear disarmament

 N. Korea Restarts 
 Nuke Program 

Pyongyang tells IAEA to remove seals from processing plant

Sep 24, 08 6:40 AM CDT
(AP) - North Korea plans to reactivate its nuclear program and will start reinserting plutonium-producing nuclear material within a week, reports the AP. Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, said that his inspectors removed all agency seals and surveillance equipment from the country's main nuclear facility.... More »

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North Korea • IAEA • Yongbyon • nuclear program • six party talks • nuclear disarmament • plutonium • Mohamed ElBaradei

Iranian Official Balks at Start of 6-Nation Talks

Delegate promises 'no chance' of suspension of uranium enrichment

Jul 19, 08 7:40 AM CDT
(AP) - Tehran has ruled out freezing its uranium enrichment program, casting doubt over the value of talks between Iran and six world powers less than an hour after they started. The Geneva talks—with the US in attendance for the first time—had raised expectations of possible compromise on a formula... More »

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Iran • United States • uranium enrichment • nuclear enrichment • six party talks • UN sanctions • UN Security Council

N. Korea OKs Nuclear Inspections 

But process may be mired in details until after Bush presidency

Jul 12, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - North Korean disarmament talks took another halting step today, as the nation agreed in principle to a deal for invasive nuclear inspections, the Washington Post reports. Pyongyang has promised to finish dismantling its Yongbyon reactor by October, and will let inspectors verify that it's down. But negotiators in the... More »

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North Korea • Yongbyon • nuclear inspections • six party talks • nuclear disarmament • six-party agreement

 N. Korea Blows Up
 Nuclear Tower 

Move both symbolic and practical, since tower would take year to rebuild

Jun 27, 08 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea demolished the biggest symbol of its nuclear program today, destroying the water tower of its Yongbyon plutonium facility, which had been used to extract plutonium to build nuclear weapons until it was decommissioned last year. But the huge implosion wasn’t just symbolic—the tower would take at... More »

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North Korea • Yongbyon • six party talks • nuclear disarmament • plutonium • state sponsors of terror list

North Korea Hands Over Nuclear Data

White House moves to remove Pyongyang from 'axis of evil'

Jun 26, 08 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The North Korean regime has submitted a long-awaited rundown of its nuclear program to China, 6 months after its due date. The report is expected to detail the nation's plutonium enrichment efforts, but will probably leave out details of its nuclear arsenal, reports the BBC. The White House responded by... More »

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China • North Korea • nuclear weapons • six party talks • nuclear disarmament • plutonium

Talks Don't Yield New Nuclear Offer for Iran

Security Council nations seek unified stance on Tehran

Apr 16, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A meeting in Shanghai of permanent UN Security Council members and Germany failed to produce a new set of incentives to offer Iran for cessation of its nuclear activities, Reuters reports. "We can say we agreed on the main content of a plan to restart negotiations, but not all... More »

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China • Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • sanctions • nuclear enrichment • six party talks • nuclear arsenal • incentive plans • UN Security Council

Bush Pulls About-Face on North Korea 

Offers normal ties to former 'axis of evil'
player for nuke secrets

Dec 7, 07 4:31 AM CST
(Newser) - In a sharp reversal from the days when he labeled North Korea part of the "axis of evil," President Bush has sent a letter to Kim Jong Il saying that if the dictator reveals the details of his nuclear program by the end of the year, the US... More »

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North Korea • Asia • United States • letters • George HW Bush • Kim Jong Il • six party talks • nuclear disarmament

Deal Struck, Kim Will Dismantle Nuke Plants

Pyongyang to detail activities; expected to get off US terror list

Oct 3, 07 10:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kim Jong-Il has reportedly agreed in six-party talks to begin disabling his nuclear facilities and revealing program details. In return—though not part of the agreement—the US will fast-track North Korea's removal from its terrorism list. The terms show new flexibility from a waning Bush administration, as well as... More »

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Bush administration • North Korea • Japan • US • nuclear inspections • Kim Jong Il • nuclear facilities • six party talks

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