Report: North Korea considers return to six-party talks on nuclear disarmamentOctober 5th, 2009 Report: North Korea considers multilateral talksBEIJING — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, meeting Monday with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, has expressed the North's willingness to hold multilateral dialogue, including six-party talks on nuclear disarmament, if its relations with the United States improve, China's Xinhua news agency reported. In April, North Korea declared its withdrawal from the six-party talks and in May, it conducted a second nuclear test.
North Korea demands South Korea return 11 defectors, but Seoul says it won'tOctober 4th, 2009 North Korea demands SKorea return 11 defectorsSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's Unification Ministry says North Korea has demanded Seoul return 11 people who defected to the South by sea last week. The ministry says in a statement that the North sent its demand in a message Sunday.
North Korea warns against further sanctions, says it will respond to dialogue with USSeptember 30th, 2009 North Korea warns against sanctionsUNITED NATIONS — North Korea says it will strengthen its nuclear arsenal if new sanctions are imposed because of its weapons program. Pak Kil Yon, the country's deputy foreign minister, told the U.N.
South Korean president urges dialogue with PyongyangAugust 15th, 2009 SEOUL - South Korea's president Saturday called for dialogue with North Korea, urged Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programme and offered to restart aid so both Koreas could find ways to thrive. He promised to help North Korea if it gives up its nuclear programme after his government has virtually cut off all its economic and energy aid to the impoverished North, which alarmed the world this year with a nuclear test, a series of missile launches and threats against its neighbour.
South Korea seeks release of fishing boat seized by North Korea off east coastJuly 30th, 2009 SKorea seeks release fishing boat seized by NKoreaSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea asked North Korea to quickly release a fishing boat and its four crew members, hours after the vessel was seized after accidentally crossing the countries' eastern sea border, an official said Thursday. The incident comes amid tense relations between the countries over the North's nuclear and missile programs and amid a steady deterioration in ties since early last year.
North Korea ready for dialogue on nuclear issueJuly 27th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea left the door open for possible dialogue about its nuclear programme in a statement Monday, despite its withdrawal from six-party talks aimed at ending its efforts to become a nuclear power. "There is a specific and reserved form of dialogue that can address the current situation," said a statement from the North Korean Foreign Ministry published in the state media.
NKorea says it's open to new dialogue over nuclear tensionsJuly 27th, 2009 NKorea says it's open to new dialogue on nukesSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Monday that it is open to new dialogue to defuse tensions over its nuclear weapons program in what appeared to be a call for direct talks with the United States. The statement from Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry marks a rare expression of willingness to talk by a regime that has rapidly escalated tensions with a flurry of provocations in recent months, including a nuclear test and a series of missile launches.
Japan seeks China's support for UN resolution on North KoreaJune 8th, 2009 TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso asked visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan for Beijing's support to adopt a UN Security Council resolution against North Korea's nuclear test last month, media reports said Monday. Aso was quoted as telling Wang that Japan expected China to play a role in denuclearising Pyongyang, government officials said.
North Korea threatens military strike against South KoreaMay 27th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Wednesday warned it will respond militarily to South Korea joining a US-led initiative to intercept ships carrying illicit weapons, the South Korean Yonhap news agency said.
US seeks a further UN resolution on North KoreaMay 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US said Tuesday it wanted a further, tougher UN resolution in response to North Korea's latest nuclear and missile tests. "We want a resolution that provides a strong response from the Security Council to this provocation of North Korea," said State Department deputy spokesman Ian Kelly.
Clinton hopes to resume talks with North Korea on its nuclear ambitionsApril 25th, 2009 Clinton hopes to resume nuclear talks with NKoreaBAGHDAD — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington hopes to resume talks with North Korea over its nuclear ambitions.
South Korean delegation in North Korea for talksApril 21st, 2009 SEOUL - A South Korean delegation reached North Korea Tuesday morning to participate in talks amid mounting tensions in the Korean Peninsula. 'The delegation has crossed the border,' a spokesman of South Korea's Unification Ministry said.
IAEA chief calls for dialogue on North Korea nuclear issueApril 20th, 2009 BEIJING - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei Monday called for dialogue to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue. 'The only way to resolve the issues is through dialogue,' ElBaradei told reporters at a conference on nuclear energy in Beijing.
South Korea agrees for talks with North KoreaApril 19th, 2009 SEOUL - The South Korean government Sunday said that it has decided to accept Pyongyang's offer for holding inter-Korean talks next week. It will be the first governmental talks between South Korea and North Korea since South Korean President Lee Myung-bak took office in February last year.
'North Korea will not quit nuclear programme under US threat'January 16th, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korea will not give up its nuclear weapons programme under US threat, a foreign ministry spokesman said here Saturday. 'If there is something to be desired by us (North Korea), it is not normalisation of relations with the US, but to boost nuclear deterrent in every possible way,' the official KCNA news agency quoted the spokesman as saying.
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